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New Ball-Joint Radius Arms

One of the original radius arm rubber bushings broke and I decided to replace all of them with ball-joint rod ends.
 
This work was done in July 2003.

Material for rods
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Alloy aircraft tube and grade 8 bolts, head cut off

Bolts welded in place
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Bolts pressed in
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1/4" holes prepared for welding spots

Rod ends installed
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Weld beads cleaned up with grinder

With primer protection
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also showing steel bushings to fit into existing mounts

Radius arms installed
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With bushings to fit the original space

"Load Test"
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How to tow a Ford Escort along the driveway with brakes set