Rear trailing arms
Hello all, was looking at removing my rear trailing arms to freshen them up...is it a simple job to remove them, freshen them up and refit them on the drive way with axle stands, basic tools etc.... thanks.
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should all come apart as long as you have room to get some purchase as a few of the rear bolts can be total pains........
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Originally Posted by stockcar
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should all come apart as long as you have room to get some purchase as a few of the rear bolts can be total pains........
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Takes loads of pictures and bag the bolts up mate.
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Originally Posted by NOSSY_89
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Takes loads of pictures and bag the bolts up mate.
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Originally Posted by Don Clark
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Originally Posted by johno01
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thanks don 👍 I can maybe take some other parts off to refresh with that diagram 👍
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Originally Posted by NOSSY_89
(Post 12119911)
Take everything off lol. Once your're under there you will realise how much of a hammering all that suff takes. Trailing arms, arb, diff and before you know it you'll drop the tank.......................where does it end lol:wonder::brickwall
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Originally Posted by johno01
(Post 12119912)
mate that’s what I’d like to do but I’m guessing some bolts are going to be seized etc which will be a cnut on a driveway to sort....
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i would clean them up as they are , don’t break what’s not broken , you could have bolts seize or snap and end up with a lot of hard work 👍
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Originally Posted by Vxr2010
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i would clean them up as they are , don’t break what’s not broken , you could have bolts seize or snap and end up with a lot of hard work 👍
I am concerned about seized bolts and you know what-I think I might leave them in place 👍 will get pictures i will have a go this weekend at removing them, if there bustards then il sort them in place |
Don't worry about it. Me and a few other guys did it on a classic. The stuff looks really bad but is structurally fine. I just got rid, didn't have the time to refurb them while I had other stuff to do and no one was going to buy them in that state. If I remember correctly snapped bolts shouldn't be an issue on the trailing arms. The ones you want to be careful with are the rear subframe to body.
Personally I would say strip all that but you will need a alignment, my BCs could do with a freshen up. |
Originally Posted by NOSSY_89
(Post 12119926)
Don't worry about it. Me and a few other guys did it on a classic. The stuff looks really bad but is structurally fine. I just got rid, didn't have the time to refurb them while I had other stuff to do and no one was going to buy them in that state. If I remember correctly snapped bolts shouldn't be an issue on the trailing arms. The ones you want to be careful with are the rear subframe to body.
Personally I would say strip all that but you will need a alignment, my BCs could do with a freshen up. |
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