Here is a link to the thread discussing the breakage problem.
https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1410&forum=3&post_id=11893#forumpost11893 Packards1 notes that there are 3hree different rods. I only know of 2wo. But read the above post thru to see if it talks about the rods. The fix for the broken piece is ez. All that is needed is a file, dril, a piece of steel about the size of a quarter and 30 minutes of time. It's alot stronger too. Works for me. IIRC the rod lehgth contributes to the breakage but i'm not real sure of that.
There is somekind of SC or STB or maybe it was a Studebaker bulletin from after 56 that addresses the rod length.
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