I thought new washers would be a good option as the old ones had a step in them. One side fell to pieces when I removed it, I checked the other side and it’s a similar story. Check out all the cracks

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Yep. Standard quality.

Wow. Not at all tempered properly.

Might be better to grind the originals flat again?

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Hi Tim
That is a problem with these washers. they are just to brittle I made some out of chrome molly with no slot in them.
They work really well the factory rally cars used them in the 60's, there was a guy in Victoria making some not sure of his name a lot of the NB race cars are running them and we have them in road cars because of the problem you are having.
Graham Russell
Sorry Tim I forgot to say Swiftune sell a good quality washer that work well.

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Karcraft are aware of this problem that has just started to occur.

We have sourced a steel FAM9270 which shd be into store within the week.

We will advise the OE manufacturer in the UK about problems we are having with the standard washers.

Actually I had this problem 3 years ago.

Good to hear - Thank You for the feedback

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An update for those interested:
Monday (public holiday) - noticed the broken washers

Tuesday - contacted the supplier (the always helpful Karcraft) with a photo of the broken item and asked if they had any higher spec items in stock. They said some would be coming in during the next week.

Thursday - shipment came in and they’re sending out some of the new steel ones

As usual, perfect service from the Karcraft team.

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Good outcome and response from Karcraft.

Since this doesn't appear to be a one-off but instead a batch or brand of an inferior part I hope Karcraft will be contacting all those customers who purchased the original poor part and offering a replacement like they have done for you. Unless I'm missing something this should be no different to the non-automotive product recalls we see regularly.

You would expect Karcraft to also make a claim on the supplier of the faulty washer.

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