Date:         Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:35:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: need stabilizer link
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Obviously this is a widespread issue. My 85' has a broken one as well. I'm
sure there is an explaination for why this part fails so often. Just what is
the reason? What are the dangers of driving without it?

On 12/19/06, Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@nd.edu> wrote:
>
> I have done a bit of digging around in the archives and found that many
> people have successfully welded the threaded rod back onto the link.  Here
> is a link to a picture of a stabilizer link repaired this way
>
> http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/droplink.jpg
>
> My local machine shop will do this for a couple of bucks, so I'll give it
> a shot.
>
> Thanks for the info,
> Jake
>



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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)