now as it happened i didnt have another in stock at the time and so i told him to order one asap.
but cos he needed it back on the road asap for work he asked me why i couldnt just weld up the worn ends and file /dress up after ...well my first thoughts were that its a bodge maybe and so was really reluctant to do it although it was at his request .
interestingly i told him that i had seen it done before ,but usually only on those indonesian restro jobs .
not to be deterred he insisted i had a go at it at his risk.
so i welded and dressed up the ends and re fitted it and it worked .
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the reason that i mention it now is cos this was approx 5 year and many miles ago and its still ok unbelievably .
I certainly would not advocate this sort of repair as opposed to a new cruciform ever but just thought that it made an interesting tale .