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Originally Posted by FWB
factory ford are nowhere near that long.....
from the center of the eyelet to the end of the thread is 2.687 "
that extra length could be the failure problem. the pic you posted shows the awkward geometry. is it shearing off where the threads start?
can the bar mounting be lowered to use a shorter link?
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Interesting you should notice that...
The photo shows the one that failed, and my "fix." The vertical part is a tube which had a threaded stud welded to it that went up to hold the end of the sway bar. It did break off at the base of the threads, right where the stud was welded onto the tube.
I repaired it by cutting off the stud flush with the end of the tube, then drilling and tapping a hole to use a bolt. You can just make out the head of the bolt above the sway bar's end.
The other side (not shown) still has the stud and nut which I'm expecting to break off eventually.
Not real disappointed - 27K miles including a lot of track time is adequate service. Just a pain to add to my maintenance chores.
BTW Glenn, would that repair work on your links?
I just ordered some Volvo end links that looked near the dimensions needed. I'll post the result probably late next week along with part numbers if they work.
Tom