1981 Trailing Arms Install - Continued
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Racer
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From: Thousand Oaks Calif.
1981 Trailing Arms Install - Continued
I'm picking up my rebuilt trailing arms today and I'm trying to figure out how best to get these Trailing Arms back installed.
Simple enough, the arms go into the frame and a bolt holds it in.
The problem is that the bolt starts inside of the frame block in this little area where it has to be feed through and into through Trailing Arm Bushings.
You only have a couple inches to work the bolts through. What kind of engineering monster designed this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated?
Simple enough, the arms go into the frame and a bolt holds it in.
The problem is that the bolt starts inside of the frame block in this little area where it has to be feed through and into through Trailing Arm Bushings.
You only have a couple inches to work the bolts through. What kind of engineering monster designed this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated?
Racer
Joined: May 2021
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From: Kitchener, ON, Canada
I'm picking up my rebuilt trailing arms today and I'm trying to figure out how best to get these Trailing Arms back installed.
Simple enough, the arms go into the frame and a bolt holds it in.
The problem is that the bolt starts inside of the frame block in this little area where it has to be feed through and into through Trailing Arm Bushings.
You only have a couple inches to work the bolts through. What kind of engineering monster designed this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated?
Simple enough, the arms go into the frame and a bolt holds it in.
The problem is that the bolt starts inside of the frame block in this little area where it has to be feed through and into through Trailing Arm Bushings.
You only have a couple inches to work the bolts through. What kind of engineering monster designed this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated?
Basically run a length of phishing line through the cotter pin hole to help it get started - worked like a charm
Good luck!
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I just installed mine and followed the suggestion on this video:
https://youtu.be/tHgKfGTAjj8?t=493
Basically run a length of phishing line through the cotter pin hole to help it get started - worked like a charm
Good luck!
https://youtu.be/tHgKfGTAjj8?t=493
Basically run a length of phishing line through the cotter pin hole to help it get started - worked like a charm
Good luck!
what doorguner said! 
