Help! Rubber deteriorating on 2009 Stella?!?
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Help! Rubber deteriorating on 2009 Stella?!?
Am I missing something here? I picked up a 2009 Stella in September. It has 400 miles on it.
Tons of rubber on it looks like it has spent 20 years abandoned in the desert, with cracks, splits, etc. The pieces in trouble include...
My battery strap has snapped. When I took the cover for the spare tire off I found this was the only thing holding it in place.
The trim ring for the ignition key shows cracks and checking the entire way around.
All of the weather boots for the engine wiring are cracked and checked, including the spark plug boot.
Is this normal? Colorado is dry, sure, BUT NOT THAT DRY!
Tons of rubber on it looks like it has spent 20 years abandoned in the desert, with cracks, splits, etc. The pieces in trouble include...
My battery strap has snapped. When I took the cover for the spare tire off I found this was the only thing holding it in place.
The trim ring for the ignition key shows cracks and checking the entire way around.
All of the weather boots for the engine wiring are cracked and checked, including the spark plug boot.
Is this normal? Colorado is dry, sure, BUT NOT THAT DRY!
Valves are for wussies.
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Do you know what it is called? I am NOT going into a parts shop asking for "stuff in a black can that feels like whale sperm." I have to draw the lien somewhere.bluefox wrote:warranty? possibly. I get this stuff on a black can that feels like whale sperm that does charms on my stella with this cold dry weather. best of luck!
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Talked to my shop and several other Stella owners on a toy run over the weekend.
The Stella owners had deterioration problems, but not like I have seen. Consensus was that rubber supplier may have changed, or maybe I got a bike that they put rubber components that had been sitting on a shelf or the like. If they had rubber stuff manufactured before the strike that just got put on a bike now, it could explain the issue.
Shop said they would absolutely warranty anything that breaks.
The Stella owners had deterioration problems, but not like I have seen. Consensus was that rubber supplier may have changed, or maybe I got a bike that they put rubber components that had been sitting on a shelf or the like. If they had rubber stuff manufactured before the strike that just got put on a bike now, it could explain the issue.
Shop said they would absolutely warranty anything that breaks.
Valves are for wussies.
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