My guess is that it did indeed supercede, and it is legal.
Matt Murray
mailto:mattm@optonline.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Piccione
>Matt,
> Got my handy-dandy dial caliper out and here's what I measured:
>The rusty end link and the new end line are exactly the same length
>(9.062")......
>Mounting studs on each end are the same length(1.840") and diameter
>(1.068")....
>The rod between each end is the same length on both (6.968").....
>Here's the difference:
> The old link's center rod is 0.315" thick....
> On the new link, only 1" in from either end is the same
thickness, the
>center 5" is
> 0.395" thick....
>IMO (since I'm not a mechanical engineer by trade), I don't see any
>possible perfomance
>advantage with the new link.
>Like I said previously, I checked all the date splits and they all
list
>the exact same part number.
>
>BTW, love Speedvision, but have one complaint, when the hell is my
cable
>company gonna
>carry it!!!! ;^) Just venting.....
>
>Lee
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