Altenburg/Samick grand action problems

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Ron,
             I have been away for a few days.  Call Samick and talk to 
Robert.  We are well aware of some past plating problems, and would be 
willing to help.  I'm not sure of the politics with Altenburg, but will 
find out in the next few days.
 From the description,  re pinning is the long term solution, PERIOD.  I 
prefer to ream out to #21 size pins to get all the crud out of the 
cloth.  The job goes quite quickly if you use Mannino reamer's.
Shrinking is second best, but it has a way of coming back to haunt you. The 
consumer has the right to have it fixed properly.  IMO.
Regards Roger


At 10:45 AM 1/6/2003 -0600, you wrote:

>>The question is, what is the nature of the Altenburg warranty? And then 
>>it would be up to the customer's (or their lawyers') negotiating skills 
>>with the dealer.
>>
>>>Does any of this make sense???
>>
>>Well, it's unfortunate but it's my observation that some Samicks suffer 
>>from this flange seizure problem. I'd suggest checking the archives for 
>>Roger Jolly's procedures for these problems, -------------
>
>
>Roger's a technical consultant for Samick. Maybe he has suggestions as to 
>where to start calling, and if anything is likely to come of it if you do.
>
>Ron N
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