Omix Sector Shaft Safety Warning Fellows!!!!!!!

I received a personal PM from Omix about my broken sector shaft this morning. I responded back and I'll see where it goes from here.
Thanks to Oilleaker and RickG for pushing this issue. It's too bad it took two to fail for action. I may have failed by not contacting Omix myself after my sector shaft failed. In hind sight I should have contacted Omxi instead of the vender.
Thanks again guys.

Edited by Rick Cline - 10 Oct. 2016 at 5:49pm

The failures I have seen over the years are mostly cracks in the cover radiating from the adjusting screw hole...hardly relates to the sector failure.

Just my observation...

"Given how customers build and run their rigs these days we are hesitant to speculate without further investigation what contributed to these problems."

Whats that suppose to mean?  This is mainly a hobby if you cut right to it.  If it wasn't for people enjoying their hobby and buying parts for their Jeep, they'd wouldn't be around.
 
I don't know, maybe I'm reading into their statement the wrong way.

I'm 62years old and bought my first  CJ2A when I was 13. I've never seen a sector fail. Wear on the worm contact points yes. These particular suspect repops are simply not made to industry standard and are a real  hazard  to our friends. What we want is a safety recall on the suspect sectors------------RIGHT NOW! I could care less about how much money the lawyers think they could make.  Spread the word fellows! John

Exactly what I was saying one page back in the discussion.....reading between the lines it's going to mean, in a nutshell, 'these are off road vehicles and are used in way as to subject our parts to conditions we aren't responsible for'.

I'm not saying that's how I feel just that the hobby (sadly) is going to project that feeling in litigation....

I don't have a dog on this fight, except this type of failure can cost lives. I learned my lesson awhile back about Omix's "replacement" parts...... I personally saw the broken shafts myself, and I can positively state that the individuals in question, after spending THOUSANDS of dollars in restoration are not going to abuse them. But my advice to Omix would be to pay heed to what is being said, because the folks on the forums where this issue was brought to light are the backbone of their business. If it is handled in a positive manner, they would secure more customers and possibly win customers back, but any perceived attempt at blame shift could be very detrimental to their reputation.

Edited by gmcjr - 11 Oct. 2016 at 2:02am

More Chinese counterfeit crap.  Not knocking Walck's, as this is likely all they can get and it may have been correctly heat treated at one time.  Its a common problem with sourcing from China, poor materials, improper processes and often they will try to make another buck by deliberately skipping things just to see if anyone notices.  I've worked with them for several years.  Nothing surprises me anymore.

Fortunately, I think the only OMIX parts I have are the shifter boots.  Not that they're made any better. They've been in less than a year and the transfer case boot is checked and torn.I won't buy parts from any of the OMIX-related brands. FYI, if you're doing an engine rebuild, you can source Melling oil pumps and Sealed Power pistons, and other legitimate brands from O'Reilly Auto:http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search.oap?keyword=piston&year=1948&make=Jeep&model=Willys&vi=1420872

Roger,