i happen to have my old '82 westy's (was diesel like yours) radius rod on the bench. The end of the rod is not smooth, it is like a rough casting, roughly trimmed. No sign of spot weld.

alistair

On 2012-05-10, at 3:44 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:

> Hi gang! Im busy tearing apart my front suspension and I notice a spot weld
> on the front side of the large threaded end. Is that a factory thing or
> just another po screw up?? Thanks!
> 
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy