Quote Originally Posted by Turbocharged400sbc View Post
the melling/cloyes damper is the one you want..its a solid uniform gray color...the bad ones will have a metal flake type sheen to it that youll see swirl marks across the middle (where it tends to snap)

the newer solid color units (no metal flake look at all, just drab grey) are much sturdier without that weak spot at the plastic injection point
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...751&cc=1429691 (this is the one i can get)