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From: ghettoville, abq, nm
Bad, very bad, times since Friday afternoon. Saturn started breaking brackets we supply on one of our parts Friday. Called me at 9 am Saturday. Been in conference calls almost continuously since then 
I may still need to go to Spring Hell, but I'm fighting as best I can. So far, it looks like root cause is that our bracket supplier changed their metal supplier without telling us, and now we're getting microfissures in a bend radius.
Good thing I don't carry a gun to meetings
I may still need to go to Spring Hell, but I'm fighting as best I can. So far, it looks like root cause is that our bracket supplier changed their metal supplier without telling us, and now we're getting microfissures in a bend radius. Good thing I don't carry a gun to meetings
Bastids!!!!
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From: ghettoville, abq, nm
Well, it sounds like we've managed to contain it at Saturn, and in the long run it's not going to be a problem. Once the part is installed, even if the bracket did crack during installation, the crack never propagates, so the end user (car owner) never has a problem. But still, it's time to
