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Originally Posted by alynch
The base of the ball joint in the picture has flattened sides which may indicate that it is removable. If so, replacing this would be a lot less effort than exchanging the complete mechanism (assuming that the mounting point is not damaged). Maybe source a replacement ball joint from McMaster Carr or somewhere similar?
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Thanks, but it IS the mounting point that is damaged. That whole "tab" where the ball mounts through broke off. I am going to have to take it down a bit to determine how much of that underlying frame needs to be replaced to fix that. I fear it is a large (or at least expensive) section.