Front Crossmember, The rest of the story

[Shirley Mink]

Once we found that the "tang" was not aligned with the slot, I turned it until it was and started to tighten. No change in the gap. I then removed the whole cross member and found that the inner part was no longer attached to the outer tube. Tightening merely pulled the inner part out of the tube. We found that it had originally been "pinned" in place. At some point the pin failed and someone attempted a fix by drilling a hole and filling it with brazing. That had also failed. A new pin and some heliarc welding solved the problem. As far as removing the broken bolt, that was easy. Lots of grease and no rust so we were able to grab it with pliers and screw it right out. Thanks to all Jim

[Want1937hd@aol.com]

Jim, Good to hear that that was a straight forward repair, it may be the first since I've been on the list. Bob TC4956