tarett swaybar stuff broke ..., anyone else had problems? Options

[SirAndy]

so on my way to the AX saturday i noticed a "clunk" sound from the frontend, like i had lost something.
i had this happen before, bolt came lose on the swaybar droplink, so i thought that was it ...

when i get to the AX site and change tires, i see the droplink hanging all weird so i take a closer look and the lower hime joint has broken. the thread just snapped off the joint.
i then continue to change the tire on the other side and it's exactly the same! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

both hime joints broke in the exact same location. that seems too odd to be coincidence.
i must have hit something *really* hard for that to happen, but i can't remember running over any bad potholes etc.

anyone else had problems before?
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) Andy

[Ira Ramin]

Andy,
Your explanation makes full sense, and I’ve heard of 914’s not being able to be set full soft before. I’ve also heard of them being set full soft without any problems, so I’m not sure what the problem is. It may just be on the edge of working, or not working in this case. Anyone else seeing this, please let me know? It looks ok on my 911, but the 914 swaybar may be in a slightly different location to clear the gas tank.

Here is the drop link at full tilt. The rod end is hitting on the spacer before it can touch the bracket. This is on of my brackets, but the factory one is similar. If your bracket is higher and hitting, maybe it can be shortened. If the spacer is causing the problem, maybe I can change it to allow for more clearance.

What do you think about a compromise of rotating the bracket 45 deg.? Either way, we need to get it back together and figure out what the problem is. Let me know what you need and where to send the parts. No charge, I just want to solve this. I’ll be out of town next week, so let me know soon if you need parts before then.

Thanks,
Ira