[chrisskymaster]

Thanks Dave,

Mr. Cessna said that they could produce new threaded ends that can be riveted into the existing tubes. But I thought it would be easier and faster if I could find reasonably priced used parts. The rod ends with the bearings are easy to find new and are pretty inexpensive....the challenge is that the threaded rod is actually fabricated out of a solid chuck of metal and then machined into a specific shape so that one end slides into the tube and gets riveted in while the other end has threads on it.

I appreciate your reply.

Thanks,
Chris