>A good welding shop should be able to repair it, but $21 for a new one isn't
>all that bad either! My local VW dealer gets emergency parts next day on
>their daily shop order, what's up with your dealer?
>

I tried welding mine, but the metal is thick enough that it's
difficult to get enough penetration, and as a result, it cracked
again. I would have been far ahead of the game to simply replace the
bugger. Besides, the new one is updated in some way (thicker maybe?)
and uses a new pinch bolt with a higher torque spec, which is
supposed to prevent this problem from happening again.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net