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Old Feb 18, 2020 | 08:38 AM
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Default Trailing arm bolt/center sleeve slop

Hey All,

I just test ran the trailing bolt through the center sleeve. I find the clearance to be a bit excessive. I presume this is undesirable. If so, is there anything one can do about this ?

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Old Feb 18, 2020 | 08:55 AM
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Hmmmm, makes sense.


Originally Posted by jeffwebley
The ta bolt clamps the shims and bushing in place. The bushing does not rotate around the bolt. The nut should be loose until you have the car sitting on the floor, then tighten the nut and pin it. The bolt and bushing will find their own happy spot.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
I'm sure somebody will pop in with a difinitive answer there are a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum.
Good luck,
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Old Feb 18, 2020 | 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DorianC3
Hmmmm, makes sense.



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Agree and good advice here. That is what I did and lots of good info on here on how to do this job.
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