Post your Trailing Arm Jig details
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Racer
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From: North Alabama
St. Jude Donor '24-'26
Post your Trailing Arm Jig details
I'm going to build one this weekend since I'll be doing several sets of trailing arms in the near future. I know several posters here have referenced this, but I can't find any details. I.E. a pic or drawing of what they actually built. I have an idea how I'm going to go about it, but I'd like to see what others have done in case I'm not considering something.
So lets see what you all have come up with
So lets see what you all have come up with
Melting Slicks
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The AC Delco sticker is tongue-in-cheek. They should have built one like this:
Wish I had the plans for it. Somebody should patent and sell it.
BTW...the mounting arrangement on the spring end will facilitate either right or left hand TA.
Wish I had the plans for it. Somebody should patent and sell it.
BTW...the mounting arrangement on the spring end will facilitate either right or left hand TA.
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Racer
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From: North Alabama
St. Jude Donor '24-'26
I like the simplicity of that, Faster Rat. Do you use that for setting up the bearing too? I would think you would need something that layed the T/A on its side.
Burning Brakes
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Jigs? Well, kinda...get ready, these are some hi-tech pieces...
Old rotor clamped to bench:
H-frame from a small press and a chunk of round bar, used to hammer the spindle out (don't forget the cardboard box full of wadded-up paper to catch the spindle when it lets go):
Piece of pressure treated 2x6, with a large chamfered hole and four bolt holes:
Old rotor clamped to bench:
H-frame from a small press and a chunk of round bar, used to hammer the spindle out (don't forget the cardboard box full of wadded-up paper to catch the spindle when it lets go):
Piece of pressure treated 2x6, with a large chamfered hole and four bolt holes:
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Racer
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From: North Alabama
St. Jude Donor '24-'26
State of the art! Reminds of how I did the first time, but I'm going to be doing several sets and want something a little more permanent. Thanks for posting those great pics though!
Melting Slicks
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We used this for dismantling as well as reassembling and setting the shims on the bearings. You need to have the tool that allows you to experiment with different shims until you obtain just the right preset. You do this without messing with the seals...but it does require several attempts and the bearing needs to be removed each time...until you get it just right. Then reassemble with the seal. Forget that silly dust cover...nobody can see it anyways.
