Come on Bill! Quit flaming me just 'cause I'm a closet historian. :) I -WANT- to repair mine. When I evaluate a problem with my car, I look at all the possibilities. If I can reinforce mine until I can afford a replacement that's the way I want to go. I'm just preparing for the possibility that mine's too far gone. Believe me, I don't want to tear things up anymore than necessary. I've had rain for like 3 straight days or I would have posted pictures by now. By the way, if you have any welding skills I'll rent the damn MIG welder and feed and house you if you'll come up and help me. Specifically, the there are a couple of clean breaks at points that could be re-joined with fresh metal. The top portion is drooping and hence my radiator along with it. There is one point on the passenger side where the steering rack mounts to that appears to have some small movement when you turn the steering wheel. This, most importantly needs reinforced if possible. I'm pulling a mid-shift tonight so I'll be home today. If I can get enough light in there for my crummy digital cam I'll get some pictures. Rich --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > I know you're Mr. Keep It Original, but let's face it: > - You need to hold steering rack still > - Money isn't growing on your trees YET > - Existing crumple tube is eventually going to be thrown away > > Would it hurt to patch, reinforce, splice, and whatever else necessary > to keep current tube in service for a while? The damn thing is hollow, > so perhaps repairs could be made above & below. Would preserve > steering geometry. > > If you wait for a proper crumple tube, car may be out of service for > extended time. Are you that patient? > > What exactly is wrong with current assembly? > > Bill Robertson > #5939 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259538.3830715.5078802.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1712983/R=0/SIG=11u38u3s2/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/hit?pa ge=1374-105951838331032> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259538.3830715.5078802.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1712983/rand=328106789> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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