[quote="mpgFanaticThe torque shaft arm ripped off the tube; I created a reinforcing strap and had my local muffler shop weld it on. I'm guessing that the failure is just a factor of metal fatigue after 40 years of use. Even with a wimpy clutch spring, that's still an awful lot of stress on those welds on the tube.- Erik[/quote]

Yep, that's exactly what used to happen to mine and the car was at most 7 or 8 years old at the time. The first couple of times that it happened I just went to the dealer and bought a new one. The last time I found some large steel washers and ground out the centers so that they would fit over the tube then I pushed everything into position and welded the washers to the tube and arms. Problem solved, it never broke again.

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David Kight
'62 Valiant Signet, White
'98 Dodge Dakota
'06 Jeep Liberty

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