Ron:
No need to remove the hub or axle to replace the bushings. Once
you get the rear spring out, just drop the mounting brackets by removing
the bolts that pass through the chassis member in front of the trailing
arm. The front of the trailing arm will drop down, permitting you to
remove the bolts that pass through the bushings and remove the brackets.
You can use a gear puller to press out the bushings, or a long
bolt and some large 1/2" sockets. When you reinstall the brackets,
install them with the bushing bolt heads pointing inward (towards each
other) so that next time you will not need to drop the brackets. That
way you can remove the bushing bolts with the brackets still attached to
the car, and it is even easier to service the bushings, or to remove the
trailing arm should that ever be necessary.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of ronald weber
Sent: March 14, 2005 6:06 PM
To: 6Pack
Subject: Rear Hub Removal
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I'm trying to remove the rear trailing arm to replace the bushings and I
can't figure out how to remove the shaft/hub assembly from the trailing
arm. I've read somewhere about how the entire axle assembly can be
removed through the trailing arm with little effort after removing the
1/2 dozen Nylok nuts (by the way, are these grade 2 or 5 nuts?) but
can't seem to figure out how. I'm a little cautious here since I've
seen previous posts about horror stories resulting in mangled hubs.
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Ron W.
1971 TR6
CC50468E
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