CYCLIC TEST RIG DEBUT

In response to the ever-increasing number of unsafe aftermarket components hitting the market, the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) has developed a purpose-built cyclic test rig. The rig, for which the major fabrication work was donated by Wellington metal fabrication business Metcon, was unveiled to the public at CRC Speedshow, where it was configured to replicate light driving forces on an aftermarket tilt-adjustable steering column — although this is just one of many uses that the LVVTA has in mind for it. The desire to build the cyclic test rig came about as a result of the catastrophic failure of an aftermarket tilt-adjustable steering column in 2013. This failure was traced back to a small plastic component within the tilt mechanism of the column. From this failure, the LVVTA began…

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NZV8 (Digital) - 1 Issue, No 162 November 2018

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