Wow, sounds like your lucky day, are you gonna replace both sides now just
for a good feeling?

"Johnny Mc" > wrote in message
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>I am planning on being in Corvette Poker Run Saturday and last time they
>did this there were 28 Corvettes in a row doing 130 mph. So, yesterday I
>had 4 new "Z" rated tires put on my 84 Vette and today I dropped her off to
>have the front-end checked out. It was handling great, but you never know.
>They said everything looked great and they were adjusting the toe as I
>wrote out a check for the alignment. Then the front-end-man walks in and
>says to the manager and me..... "You better come take a look at this....."
> I walk out and under my Vette and there hung a snapped tie-rod. He had
> just started to tighten it and "SNAP" You talk a bout a close one. There
> was an air bubble in the metal right at the beginning of the threads and
> at that point there was only about 20% of the rod connecting. Just
> yesterday I was cruising down the highway doing 100 mph. If that tie-rod
> would have snapped, well.... I am glad it snapped under his wrench!
>
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> I Brew My Own Damn Beer!
> Johnny Mc
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