81 Trailing arm, spindle
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Instructor
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81 Trailing arm, spindle
Should I replace the whole trailing arm or,could replacing the spindle, bearing and bushing do the job. (the spindle got damaged) everything else looks fine.
Its a daily car, I was driving one day and the right side gave in
Its a daily car, I was driving one day and the right side gave in
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Long Beach CA
No need to replace the trailing arm. Just pull out the spindle assembly and get it rebuilt. If the bushing in the front of the trailing arm is worn, it can be replaced for a lot less $$ than a new trailing arm.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: columbia city in
for me the best thing to do was replace the trailing arms.i did not want to buy the tools that i would use one time and i did not know how to do the job any way[some say its not hard to do ]i replaced every thing .i did not want to do the job again . i let the experts do there thing then put it back together .thats what worked for me .
