Installing trailing arms
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,359
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From: Mundelein Illinois
I had the floor jack hold the rear of the arm, while I lined up the front of the arm with the bolt hole. Place the bolt through the inside hole. Once aligned,I push the bolt through.
Mine weren'y bad but my car had no rust issues. Bolts came out very easily. It is a little frustrating, but take a rest and come back and try again.
Mine weren'y bad but my car had no rust issues. Bolts came out very easily. It is a little frustrating, but take a rest and come back and try again.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 807
Likes: 0
From: VA
When I installed a hitch on my car, the kit came with a thread wire to get those tricky bolts in place. Basicly stiff wire that wrapped around the end of the bolt threads and was used to pull it into the tight space.
Good Luck!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,268
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From: Minnesota in the summer, Las Vegas in the winter
I had the floor jack hold the rear of the arm, while I lined up the front of the arm with the bolt hole. Place the bolt through the inside hole. Once aligned,I push the bolt through.
Mine weren'y bad but my car had no rust issues. Bolts came out very easily. It is a little frustrating, but take a rest and come back and try again.
Mine weren'y bad but my car had no rust issues. Bolts came out very easily. It is a little frustrating, but take a rest and come back and try again.
I did mine ths past summer. Took me about 20 minutes per bolt. A little tough but not impossible. No new cuss words; I got by on the ones I already knew.........
Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 457
Likes: 1
From: Royal Oak Michigan
Search my user name Darrel1- I give instructions for the fishing line trick and drilling the hole. The hole needs to be in the lead in point on the bolt not the largest part of the diameter.
Darrel1
Darrel1
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 200
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From: Falls Church Virginia
Well I guess here goes my install 2 cents. Installing really not as hard as we including myself make it. My suggestion is install the bolt about 1/4 the way though the back hole. Do not install shims yet. Lift the arm up and place the bushing end in the hole and aline with the bolt hooking bushing on the bolt. Reach up inside small cavity where bolt head is and push through. Twist arm until alined with hole in other side of frame. Push rest of way through and attach washer and nut. Don't tighten yet. Place your shims to back side of arm bushing, the slotted ends slide right over bolt. Shims should be same thickness as ones you removed. Slide arm on the bolt all the way in, then start sliding in the outside shims in. Keep staking them in slotted side frist until there is no space. There should be no play in arm. Tighten nut and put in cotter pin. Then put long cotter pin in to hold shims. Just my 2 cents but sure takes alot of the hell out of putting T/A's back end. Hope this helps.
sgm2004
sgm2004