I seem to recall I used a 10x1.5 helicoil when repairing mine
rather than just drill it out and tap it
never failed after that
Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: droplink breaking at the thread base

>> 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
>