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> > Maybe I should start collecting stamps instead.... I was removing the
> > backing plates ('68 Notch) today and found that some PO had destroyed
> > the threads in the steering knuckle. He then simply drilled the
> > remaining threads out and the steering arm is now only held by the nut
> > that holds the backing plate. Is this safe, or am I looking for a new
> > steering knuckle?
>
> If it has stayed tight for a few years, then I would assume they
> would stay tight forever. Rough road or off road driving would
> probably be harder on these.
>
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Wouldn't you have to worry about the possibility of stress fractures
allowing a sudden failure?
(Don't mean to scare you, Henrik. 8~0 Just asking.)
Bob Myers
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