Date:         Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:36:07 -0600
Reply-To:     Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
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From:         Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: droplink breaking at the thread base
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> btw, since both my 82 'bent' end links are snapped at beginning of the
>> threads, I'm thinking of
>> drilling and tapping an M10 hole in them, and using a long M10 stud to
>> repair them. I tried
>> welding one already, but it didn't hold, as they are cast. Does anyone
>> have a better idea?

These can be successfully welded.  I have run one in my '81 for about
ten years--after breaking several at the thread shoulder just as you
write  Here's a photo:
http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/droplink.jpg
Only thing wrong was the bolt was just a little longer than the
original threads.  That made it a little harder to get it into the
control arm mount.
                                Richard A Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado