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LightningSS · 03-22-2011, 01:27 PM

[QUOTE=Avalnch;2994909]The other side is starting to crack too.
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Yes it is. I didn't notice this last night, but you can see the crack clearly in the third picture. It is just waiting to pull out too.

This is not a Pfadt issue. It a fitting geometry issue on the "car side." If rust got in around the fastener bushing it probably ate away enough lug material to reduce the strength of the lug enough to let a crack form and then the fastener tears out.

PQ, time to find a good welder to fix the busted side and repair the other.

03-22-2011, 01:27 PM	#21
LightningSS Drives: WAS '10 SS IBM, NOW '14 BRM ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WA Posts: 170	[QUOTE=Avalnch;2994909]The other side is starting to crack too. QUOTE] Yes it is. I didn't notice this last night, but you can see the crack clearly in the third picture. It is just waiting to pull out too. This is not a Pfadt issue. It a fitting geometry issue on the "car side." If rust got in around the fastener bushing it probably ate away enough lug material to reduce the strength of the lug enough to let a crack form and then the fastener tears out. PQ, time to find a good welder to fix the busted side and repair the other.