Snapped turret bolt, MOT fail??

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• Feb 12, 2010

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Hello

My MOT is due in about a month and one of the studs on one of the turret rings snapped off on me a couple of weeks back, will it fail the MOT if I don't replace it?

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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probably not. unless the rest of the ring is badly rusted. having said that they dun't cost much to replace.

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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If the mechanic spots it it will fail.

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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Shifty1962 said:

If the mechanic spots it it will fail.

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Why? the loss of a single bolt will not significantly affect the structural integrity of the turret.

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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Just spoken to my baby bother who is an MOT examiner and he said if he spotted it he'd fail it - no questions asked. Its what holds the front spring in place and supports the weight of the motor so effectively its part of the structural suspension mount point.

A bit like a leaf spring hanger which can fail MOT due to surface rust or a slightly worn bush. We all know of motors that have done thousands of miles like this with no problems but with one bolt sheared the spring turret effectively has a 25% reduced support capacity.

I guess you could glue the broken stud back on to fool the examiner but they are cheap and easy to replace so why not?

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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shant be going there for an mot turret holds shocker in place not the spring

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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deffo a fail, if the tester spots it.

 

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• Feb 12, 2010

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HOOK said:

shant be going there for an mot turret holds shocker in place not the spring

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You're not wrong there. On the Defender the spring bears against the turret ring and is not secured by it. The fact is that a broken stud on any suspension component is a fail if its spotted.