Another repair
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Car: '90 Trans Am-12.45@110.71
Engine: 355 w/AFR 195's Elem. 400/430 HP/TQ
Transmission: Tremec T-56
Axle/Gears: 12 Bolt 3.73
Another repair
Just repaired another broken Spohn torque arm yesterday, yep.... broken right at the weld DOH!
Inserted a 5/8" x10" hardened bolt to to make it stronger in that area, then rewelded it.
Inserted a 5/8" x10" hardened bolt to to make it stronger in that area, then rewelded it.
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Re: Another repair
Mine has been fine, but I'm not doing 5000 RPM clutch dumps.
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From: Orange, CA
Car: '90 Trans Am-12.45@110.71
Engine: 355 w/AFR 195's Elem. 400/430 HP/TQ
Transmission: Tremec T-56
Axle/Gears: 12 Bolt 3.73
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Hacienda Heights, CA
Car: 90 RS 'Vert, 88 IROC-Z, 88 Firebird
Engine: 305 ci tbi, 305 ci tpi, 350 ci tpi
Transmission: WC-T5, WC-T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.27, 3.27
Re: Another repair
Spohn's old design. Bought under his first Group Purchase. Here's how it broke: Revved just off idle speed, release the clutch in reverse to pull out of a parking space. Pop! WTF? Of course may have been just the last straw that broke the camels back. It could have been stressed for a while. You could tell it was a heat-effeted zone where he welded on the washer that attaches to the tube that the rubber attches to. The car seems to launch better now. I wonder if it's been flexing for a while?
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