Walt,
Most trunnion bolts that I've seen do not readily want to come out.
Something about galvanic reaction or whatnot. Resort to A big hammer- the
bolt will need to be replaced anyway- when it gets to the suspension
bushing, get a persuader of the same diameter and have another go at it
with the BFH until it pops thru. Failing that, get an oxy-acetylene torch
and burn the bushings along with the bolt out-my favorite way of dealing
with recalcitrant parts.
I've not seen a way to lever it out. Happy times!
Jeff Johnson
''76 TR6 BTDT
At 06:03 PM 9/1/01 -0400, Walt Philipson wrote:
>dear list
>
>I'm replacing the suspension bushings in my '74 tr6. I can't get the bolt
>that attaches the trunion to the lower A-arms on the left side out. I have
>removed the nut, but I can't get the bolt out. I've tried leaning on it with
>a breaker bar and all I can get is a little squeak and very little movement.
>Any tricks to removing it? Does this mean that the trunion is bad?
>
>The plate that the sway bar attaches to in the front is also loose. Are
>there only 4 bolts holding this on? One on each side that also attaches the
>bumper bracket to the frame? It seems that the PO got a little close to a
>curb or something because the right side sway bar bracket is deformed, the
>one bolt attaching the above mentioned plate to the frame is missing, and
>the right side bumper-to-body bolt is missing and the holes are
>miss-aligned. Does this mean that the bumper or fender is bent, or do I need
>to play with some shims to get things aligned? funny how this stuff appears
>when you spend the day with your face 6 inches from the car :)
>
>Anybody in the Raleigh, NC area so I can compare and make sure mine is
>together correctly?
>
>tia
>
>Walt Philipson
>wphilipson@bigfoot.com
>TR-6 1974
>CF19728
>Carmine/New Tan
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