Alan.McEachran wrote:
I'm trying to remove my trunnions as I am rebuilding the front suspension
and am having a real bitch of a time. I'm following the Bently manula and
all was well up until I removed the trunnion mounting nut and split pin.
Now my problem starts. I cannot get the bolt to move at all. Have tried
penetrating oils, heat and big time pounding. No luck.
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Alan - if necessary, you could always remove the lower A-arm and shock
assembly and take the whole mess to a machine shop to have it pressed out
using a hydraulic press.
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There is something that seems to be a bit weird though. On the spring
there are two little metal blocks that are wedged into to spring and set
near the bottom spring mount (what the heck are these things?). My guess
is that these are used to stiffen the spring and give a stiffer suspension.
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Doubt it. None of the Spits had metal blocks wedged into the springs.
Some had a spacer at the top of the spring mount for height reasons, but it
sounds like you are talking about those metal screw blocks available from
JC Whitney to restore sagging coil springs. The DPO might have installed
them
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When I try to move the spring to take the tension off of the suspension it
moves about a 1/4" before stopping. I'm going to try to remove these
blocks again, but they are set in really well. probably before the spring
was installed.
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Probably not. See above.
Ross D. Vincenti
Asst. General Counsel/Asst. Sec'ty.
Transamerica Home Loan - Legal Dept.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 742-4756 phone
(213) 741-7231 or 741-6945 fax
ross.vincenti@transamerica.com
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64 Porsche 356C Coupe
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