What's worse, this? or the fact that I didn't notice any significant change in performance because of this? The good part is the epoxy did hold for over 5 years and 60k miles.
There is a weight on the end of the rod, its purpose is to dampen the needle movement. So yes I think it would affect performance if missing or broken.
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Re: Hitachi SU dashpot
Japanese quality? to think UK SUS never have this happen and thats from the English auto industry which usually which are far from reknown for automotive reliability.