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Broke one of the arms on the opti. Should it still be ok?

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Old Jan 28, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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Broke one of the arms on the opti. Should it still be ok?

I was replacing my opti, and I broke the bottom arm. The arm i'm talking about is what the 3 bolts go into to hold it on. I could have sworn it was completely on, but obviously not. Anyway, I took it back out and got it in right. It feels like it's on there really good with just the 2 top bolts, but what to you all think. Will it hold? If not, I'm going to try to take off the plate from the old opti and use it.
Old Jan 28, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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I would not leave it on there with only two bolts holding it on. It will be a bit of a task to swap out the housing. Perhaps JB weld might be a good option?
Old Jan 28, 2003 | 06:52 PM
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I broke mine on my old Z, used JB weld, worked great, just be careful to go easy when you tighten the bolt to not break it again...
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