quick question on 71 trailing arms
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quick question on 71 trailing arms
i was bleeding my rear brakes last night and installing the 10" lowering bolts. so the rear sway bar was disconected and the rear spring was unbolted. i could pull up on the bottom of the rotor and push in on the top of the rotor and get about a 1/4 inch of movement. like the trailing arm would twist alittle. is this normal play. remeber no spring or sway bar attached. thanks
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From: Brown Summit North Carolina
i was bleeding my rear brakes last night and installing the 10" lowering bolts. so the rear sway bar was disconected and the rear spring was unbolted. i could pull up on the bottom of the rotor and push in on the top of the rotor and get about a 1/4 inch of movement. like the trailing arm would twist alittle. is this normal play. remeber no spring or sway bar attached. thanks
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i was bleeding my rear brakes last night and installing the 10" lowering bolts. so the rear sway bar was disconected and the rear spring was unbolted. i could pull up on the bottom of the rotor and push in on the top of the rotor and get about a 1/4 inch of movement. like the trailing arm would twist alittle. is this normal play. remeber no spring or sway bar attached. thanks
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is that the steel rod that goes from the trailing arm to the center chunk? those rubber bushings look cracked and old. so that rod is surposed to keep the trailering arm from twisting. looks like poly bushings will have to be ordered. how would you check the mounting bushings for the trailering arms?
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is that the steel rod that goes from the trailing arm to the center chunk? those rubber bushings look cracked and old.
so that rod is surposed to keep the trailering arm from twisting.
looks like poly bushings will have to be ordered.
how would you check the mounting bushings for the trailering arms?
so that rod is surposed to keep the trailering arm from twisting.
looks like poly bushings will have to be ordered.
how would you check the mounting bushings for the trailering arms?
Yes, It's 'trailing arm' BTW
Poly is not a good choice for strut rods. Use rubber.
Remove the trailing arm from the pocket. Potentially a nasty job.