Once the two bolts worked loose, the remaining bolts only held half together. The result would have been a continual flexing or hinging of the metal at some point around the remaining bolts. Locking rear brakes, downshifts and general road vibrations all added up to failure. I've never heard of one failing before! I'd bet if the missing two bolts would have been diagonal he'd still be driving along unaware of the issue! -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, d stohler wrote: > > > i think it is a mix of 2 > > things. 1, like you said the down shifting. and 2, the > > brakes i been working with lately. as some people > > I dunno... it's not weak. It should be able to take the full > load of the car, repeatedly. They're not weak cars, and that's > not a chronic problem spot. > > Though anything can happen once, it is a *wee bit* old. Who > knows what's been done to it long before you ever got it. > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list