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Old Apr 16, 2017 | 05:56 AM
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Hi Team, Did the trailing arm rebuild the other day,bearings and bushes,all when pretty well(with help) but found the left side spindle twisted,see photos!
What did this it's a L48 for crying out loud!!
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By the looks of the shaft it looks like the bearings seized.

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If it's off the right side, there are some hard starts in it's past.

Edit: just reread it, off the left side, weird!
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If it's off the right side, there are some hard starts in it's past.

Edit: just reread it, off the left side, weird!
Just thinking about that,I can't be sure it's off the left side I didn't take them apart
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revving up and dumping the clutch? Power braking it? Cheap Chinese replacement ?
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Cheap Chinese replacement ?
That's what I'm thinking.
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That's what I'm thinking.
Yep,might well have been,but....it's not now
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