hi, i extended my down link today but to save the rubber donut from the heat i removed 2 rivets ,welded and replaced with 2,, 8.8 m8 bolts and nylocks is this OK with regards to SVA and safety
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Can't see why it wouldn't actually be a little better than the original.

Looks fine.

I got rid of the donut all together and used a Group 4 UJ.

Pat...

thats what i needed to know im off out to the shed, now wheres that tin of hammerite

Mine is like that anyway and is a brand new part so should be fine!

People do talk about a single point of failure etcetc.

But if the whole world crashed into the sun, we'd all die horribly. You could call that a single point failure, but it aint gonna frickin happen.

That looks fine.

Ed.
P.S. you might drill and lockwire the nuts to the bolts I spose...

[Edited on 18/10/07 by ed_crouch]