Date:         Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:14:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why would a brand new sway bar drop link break?
Comments: To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net>
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If the sway bar itself is not 1) oversized and therefore too stiff 2)
defective and too stiff or 3) or either it or the drop links are installed
wrong way around as to hit either the rack links or some other part of the
suspensions, I think it would be a freak accident. Find out where he got
his parts, though, ,so you can try to find out if others are having the
same problem.

Then consider this: two broken drop links on the same car in a single
lifetime? Weird in itself, points maybe to abuse of the car.

Jim


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I just finished rebuilding the entire front end of an 85 Westy including
> all brand new bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends, rack, shocks, and
> springs (Go Westy).  The customer had a new drop link that he supplied
> for the front sway bar since one side had snapped. I installed it with
> all new bushings on both sides for the sway bar.  About 4 months later
> the customer is saying that the brand new drop link is broken.  I can
> see this happening with a worn out front end, but why would this happen
> with all brand new, rebuilt front end.  A front end alignment was also
> done at the time of all of the other work.  The van has brand new tires
> and 15" Go Westy rims installed.  Any ideas?  I don't mind replacing the
> parts for the customer or doing the repair over once because of a
> defective drop link, but I would hate for this to have some obvious
> cause that I am missing.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242
>