On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, R. John Lye wrote:
> Hi all,
> This weekend I discovered a problem with my GT-6+ (Rotoflex
> suspension). About a year ago, I developed a clunking sound like
[stuff deleted]
> it out yesterday, I discovered that I've broken one of those
> same bolts again. I can't understand why I'm breaking these
> bolts, can anyone help me? Is this common?
I can't comment on the frequency of this repair, but I'll presume that
you are not doing "smokey burnouts" at the local burger joint.... ;-)
> Any ideas what I
> can do to prevent it from happening again? I'm getting tired
> of removing these broken ends and re-installing Rotoflex joints.
Barry Schwartz (of Ford V-6 powered fame) wound up using TR6 sliding
spline axles on his Spit rear to replace the rotoflex joints... you might
try asking him about the caveats/pitfalls of the conversion.
Sorry, but I can't find a Web reference...
> thanks folks,
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
>
rml
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