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Old 06-19-2018, 07:11 AM   #8
Exodus5
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Originally Posted by alynch View Post
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?
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.
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