I couldn't get your link to the droplink picture to work.  Was it right?

I've only had my 82 a couple years, but have broken one of those.  Is
something I can look forward to regularly?

Carl
82 Vanagon L
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>After breaking 4-5 droplinks on my '81, I had local racing shop
>weld a bold onto the broken droplink.  This was their prefered
>sol'n rather than drilling and tapping into the end of the broken
>part.  I had them do two--so I'm ready if the other side breaks.
>
>It has been installed ~2 years and I've given up that little
>anxiety when driving over things that want to flex the body--
>like gas station entrances.
>
>I have put a scan of the repair on my web page:
>    http://coyote/jones/droplink.jpg
>
>                                Richard A. Jones
>                                Boulder