Well, I've deferred doing the RTA bushings and started to replace my front wishbone trailing arm bushes and I've had to send myself to the naughty corner, but first I need some advice.
I've got the first bush off the wishbone without too much trouble, but on carefully cutting a notch in the large outer bush ring to knock the ring out, i've stupidly slightly nicked the inside edge of the wishbone bracket on one edge.
I'd say the groove would be somewhere between a 1/16" and 1/32" deep and runs for approx 1/4 of an inch.
Should I throw away/does this part need to be without flaws or subjected to stress that needs the metal to be complete, or is it safe to leave as is?
I just have bad memories of a particular racing mag alloy wheel from a motor bike many years ago that should not have been used on the road and consequently it occasionally disintegrated on some riders due to small flaws from stress cracks weakening the material.
Any advice would be appreciated
I've got the first bush off the wishbone without too much trouble, but on carefully cutting a notch in the large outer bush ring to knock the ring out, i've stupidly slightly nicked the inside edge of the wishbone bracket on one edge.
I'd say the groove would be somewhere between a 1/16" and 1/32" deep and runs for approx 1/4 of an inch.
Should I throw away/does this part need to be without flaws or subjected to stress that needs the metal to be complete, or is it safe to leave as is?
I just have bad memories of a particular racing mag alloy wheel from a motor bike many years ago that should not have been used on the road and consequently it occasionally disintegrated on some riders due to small flaws from stress cracks weakening the material.
Any advice would be appreciated