How'd you do it?
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 377
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From: Anchorage Alaska
How'd you do it?
I just rebuilt/replaced my trailing arms. Removal was easy on one side, hell on the other. BUT, getting the new bolts in was quite a challenge. I used pliers, vise-grips, magnets, fingers, and bad, bad words. What did you all do?
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Port Orchard Washington
I use thin, single strand wire. Feed throug the TA hole from the outboard side, then twist around the threaded portion of the bolt or attach through the cotter pin hole in the bolt if the wire is thin enough, then pull through. If you use the cotter pin hole method, you can also feed the nut down the wire and start the nut using the wire to keep it from spinning.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
I used needle nose pliers and noticed that they slip off the bolt when trying to insert them from the inside.... after consulting Miller Lite (five minute beer-break and a lot of bad words..) I just glued the pliers to the bolt (Liquid Nails) and .... it works like a dream 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: I can walk to MA
Do it the easy way ... take a three year body-off break.
Without all that pesky fiberglass in the way, it's a piece of cake.
Seriously, I have heard the wire or fishingline works well to pull the bolt through.
Without all that pesky fiberglass in the way, it's a piece of cake.
Seriously, I have heard the wire or fishingline works well to pull the bolt through.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,725
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From: Minnesota
I took someones advice from here and bought a couple of VERY long needle nose pliers from Harbor Freight. I hung the TA fairly level with a wire to get the hole in the right place and stuck em in. Unlike most of the project this part went a lot EASIER than I thought it would. 
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