At 11:11 AM 10/22/01 , Pettis, Ward (NIDCD) wrote:
>Doug - Maybe you and Richard are onto something here. I didn't think the
>vertical link could be bent... so perhaps I need to cough up the dough$$ for
>a new one to test this theory. I will check tonight the alignment of the
>threaded portion with the upper mount point.
Forged parts like the vertical links are made from very tough
steel alloys with things like Vanadium in them. I believe
Henry Ford was a pioneer in this area; his Model T axles could
be twisted like pretzels, while older alloys would be much
more brittle.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
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