Thought I would post back with some info. in case someone runs across this in the future.

Over at tbricks someone said that the strut assembly/tube will swap between my 88' 740 and the 94' 960. I hadn't confirmed but I would assume that any 740,760,940,960 up to 1994 should swap given they have abs. The tone wheels for abs differ but in my case I disabled my abs so I will use the 960 hub. I'll update in a month or so when I do the swap.

Thanks again for the help all

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Hi Moustachio,

Yikes !! It doesn't really look like a weld there to me.

I think some of these gland nuts are made in 2 pieces. The top gripping part, a hex plate or whatever, is resistance welded to the lower threaded part.

I think what you're seeing is the lower threaded part having lost it's mate. I can only guess at how that came to be.

One scenario I can imagine is that the weld might have been defective and/or the mechanic replacing the strut leaned a little too hard on his 3 foot pipe wrench and sheared the weld. Facing the ire of his customer, or maybe his boss, he opted to get his torch and remove the evidence that might rattle and attract attention, and then button up the job. The strut worked fine and everyone was happy until now, 10 years later.

regards,
Peter

It looks like someone laid down some nice looking welds -- maybe to "fix" damaged threads on the gland nut or in the strut tube. I think you'll be looking for a replacement tube. - Dave