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[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Of course not Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by CrNiFe [Email] (#408) [Profile/Gallery] (more from CrNiFe) on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:36:41 In Reply to: Of course not, steve, Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:11:30 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

To continue with Steve's analysis, my 99 Wagon was loaded with 185 lbs in the cargo area, 34 in the spare compartment,andThere were 80 lbs in the Thule carrier on the roof for a total of 300lbs. The passengers weighed just under 400 lbs (two adults, two small children) and the car seats are about 22 lbs.

That brings the load on my holiday to about 715 lbs. It was fully loaded for about 8 travelling days of 9 hours over a period of 18 days. I really noticed the camber on the second day, and started to hear the cupping of the tires on about day 16 of the trip.

As a metallurgist, I can't condone the use of the word fatigue in this context, but we could probably talk about the springs as having passed their load limit, and having plastically deformed. From the design point of view, this is unlikely, because of safety factors inherently used (or supposed to be used!), but the shocks could have leaked over the period of loading.

Keep your shocks. I think I know of a place where I could get them tested (as a government job) and I will keep mine too.

Having been on the technical help desk for a while at metals company, and having taken on all comers, perhaps I should stir up the pot at SAAB Canada, to see if I can surpass your recent experience....
CrNiFe

• What to do you hit a dead wall with SaabUSA?, steve, Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:22:49
  • From your 9-29 post, are you really putting 700 lbs..., MI-Roger , Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:07:19
    • Of course not, steve, Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:11:30
      • Re: Of course not, CrNiFe , Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:36:41 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Re: Of course not, 8AA2YM, Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:12:41
          • Not recommended on all years, steve, Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:04:25
        • It would be interesting to know if your car and ......., MI-Roger , Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:59:45
          • Another idea, steve, Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:05:38
            • Re: Another idea, CrNiFe , Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:04:02
              • Re: Another idea, 8AA2YM, Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:24:50
                • Do the dampers give out suddenly?, steve, Sat, 12 Nov 2005 22:11:36
                  • The standard rear shocks are gas charged...., MI-Roger , Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:51:12
                    • no symptoms before failure, steve, Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:58:37
                  • Re: Do the dampers give out suddenly?, Ian Glenday , Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:23:24
        • Anything that can get some answers, steve, Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:40:16

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