Thank you all for not making this a vendor-bashing but a good exchange of information. Well-balanced. Patrick rear-end kit has always been very popular and well-spoken of here on The Stovebolt Page. After I saw this post, I sent an email to Patrick just so he'd have a chance to respond, also.
I hope you do hear from him -- and he works things out fairly.
I know this kind of stuff happens -- with suppliers of parts vendors. We had the same problem with a vendor -- but he made it right. It's that kind of treatment that keeps you a regular customer.
Thanks all!
Peg