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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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After reading thru a bunch of posts related to trailng arm bushings, I wasnt able to find what I was looking for. Im in the process of doing a 4 wheel alignment on my 79. On the drivers side, I got the trailing arm shims on the inside and the toe where I want it. Im not able to get the outside ta shims in. It looks like the bushing has come out from the trailing arm. Ive tried pounding some really thin shims between the frame and the bushing, but cant get the bushing to slide back in the ta. Ive also tried prying the arm with a crow bar back onto the bushing with no luck. Any advice is appreciated. [IMG][/IMG]

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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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The only proper way of fixing this it to remove the trailing arm and repair/replace the bushing ***'y.
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Looks a poly bushing that was not staked in.
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