Re: Thingie :)

Posted by flackmaster On 2009/5/10 9:07:36

Well Said, Dave, and what really intrigues me is the design of this with the left hand/right hand turnbuckle - it becomes too easy to put a long wrench on this to overtighten, and stress/bend the neck as on Mal's...I agree that worn engine mounts and tranny mounts contribute to the failures on this. John - there was a half dozen of the tranny mounts in the club stock if any of yours are suspect (no front engine mounts, but these are easy/repro). Bates engineering is working on a retrofit design for the snubber using urethane bushings, like a common stabilizer link, but treat this as just a rumor for now.