[MrMagoo]

Joe

Thats too weird! Glad you weren't too far from home. There is no "field expedient" repair for this one, you just have to get the flatbed.

I think this proves that this is just a design problem. My guess (my car is still at the shop, I haven't inspected the mount myself yet) is that the mount is an unsupported tab. Over time, the flex just weakens it until it cracks. If you bring it to a welder, save yourself some grief and get supports welded to the trailing arm mount in the back as well. I guarantee they will fail eventually with similar results.

Mines still at the shop, and I'll let you know the scoop when I get it back.

UPDATE: Just called them, they are working away. Hope to have it ready in about a week. They are planning a reinforcement that they are also going to apply to the other side. Interestingly, they also say my tranny mount is cracked. Thats a removable piece, and when I did the tranny swap over the winter, it seemed to be OK. They checked the rear (the part I welded up a few years ago) and they say it's OK.