Shouldnt take too long to cut off the ends with a cutting torch. Thats
what I would have used.
Dan Weeks wrote:
Ya'll may remember some months ago the end rusted off my front
stabilizer. Thanks to many of you, I learned this was not an easy
fix, and was one that has reduced many otherwise good drivers to
parts cars. Thanks to Loren Faeth, of this list, I was able to get
mine repaired by Doug at Import Auto Limited in Ames, Iowa (515 296
2723) for $466. He cut off the end of the bar where it is thick,
then machined a new end which slides over the bar. He ground flats in
the bar first, and secured the new tip with six set screws and JB
Weld (inside the collar), then replaced with new Mercedes bushings,
bushing washers, and nut. Handles as new. Since the break was at the
relatively small diameter tip and the repair is on the thick part of
the stabilizer with a good thick machined collar, I think it should
hold up fine. Doug, the shop owner, engineered the fix for his daily
driver 126, and says it's held fine for 7 months and counting. Time
will tell, but I'm very pleased. If you have a car in a similar
condition, I'm guessing Doug would sell you the machined rod end, if
you wanted to attempt cutting the stabilizer yourself, but he says be
aware the stabilizer is harder than anything he's ever cut before,
and is quite a challenge.
Thanks, Loren, for the referral!
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
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