Hello,

My car is a 2000 s-type V8 owned since new by me. It has 40K miles on it. Today while replacing both front rotors for the first time, I notice spider web hair line cracks (not sure if crack or casting marks) on both left and right vertical links (the part where the wheel bearing, wheel studs and rotors attached to).

I think the two vertical links were made out of aluminum. Could you please let me know if cracked vertical links a typical problem of this car?

THank you very much!

 

That is most likely casting marks. If u really worried, post up some pictures to be sure. Maybe take it a shop for inspection.

 

I think they are stress fractures of the outer layer, about 1 mm deep. Though why there is an outer layer for a cast aluminum?

Many thanks.

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webbeing,send a message to BRUTAL (Jag tech). He'll likely know if this is a common problem.

 

Hello Bfsgross,

Could you please send this thread's link to BRUTAL? I don't have enough priviledge yet to send message to him.

Many thanks,

 

Please don't! He'll post if he feels like it, has anything to add and has the time.

PMs to techs are a bad idea as history shows that techs tend to abandon the site due to being overwhelmed

 

webbeing, I'ts likely a good idea for us to heed to jagv8's advice. BRUTAL frequently monitors the forums threads...He'll be here.

 

lol, been there done that, besides someone was nice enough to increase my inbox from 100 messages to 500. unfortunaelty you should have put images in here cause Im blocked at work from accessing your links. common, uh NO

 

Hello,

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