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Help! Rubber deteriorating on 2009 Stella?!?
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:42 am
by Anachronism
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!
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:14 am
by bcarter
I have a 2009 stella with no problems with the rubber. I'm in georgia though, not cold and certainly never dry.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:11 am
by cmac
Indian rubber = shit
If you want it to last, I think they make some silicone spray that protects rubbers and what not.
I would replace any rubber that you want to stay in good shape
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:58 pm
by Anachronism
Any chance I can get some warranty help on this?
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:34 am
by bluefox
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!
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:31 pm
by easy
just got to ask how do you know what whale sperm feels like.
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:30 pm
by Anachronism
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!
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.
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:08 pm
by Anachronism
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:16 am
by bluefox
Found it! The stuff is called black again. here is what it looks like.
I hope you know I spent tens of minutes freezin my ass off in the garage lookin for it just to figure out its in the pantry of my laundry room.
Anyway, get some! It works like a charm
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:09 am
by Anachronism
Thanks!