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Re: Rookie Doing TR6 Rear Trailing Arm Bushings and Springs -

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Subject: Re: Rookie Doing TR6 Rear Trailing Arm Bushings and Springs -
From: Marty Clark <marty.tr6@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:52:43 -0700
Finished my Xmas lights and finally got back to the car. After getting the
inner mounting bracket loose, I got the outer to drop clear with some gentle
hammering. Semi bad news is the current bushings look fine and won't budge.
Called around to parts stores to see if they have a press - no luck. I'm
going to send an email to the local club members otherwise I'll start
drilling through the rubber (any easier way?). I did get the new slip boot
on as well.

Gotta run and help my brother in law for about an hour to finish his Xmas
lights so he doesn't get in trouble when the wives get home late tonight.

Marty - driver side completely disassembled!


On 11/26/05, Marty Clark <marty.tr6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Once again didn't pay close attention to the book. Got everything off up
> to the actual training arm. Got the outer bolt off and made sure the
> trailing arm moved and would come out of the bracket and then moved to the
> inner bolt. Got it free after some fighting only to discover the
> bolt wouldn't clear the frame. Re-read the book and it says for the inner
to
> remove the mounting bracket instead. Well those nuts wouldn't move at all
so
> I've Kroiled up all four inner bracket bolts and will try them tomorrow.
>
> I puchased slip joint boots to replace while doing the rest of this. The
> opening toward the outside of the car is a tight fit over the spindle so I
> did not remove the old one because I want to make sure the new one does
> really streath enoght to go over it. Now that I've got the spindle out
> should it be lubed with something before going back in?
>
> Oh yeah, the house lights are 2/3 done and outside trees lights 1/2 done.
>
> Marty Clark
> Gilbert, AZ
> 1974 TR6 CF17352U
>



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Marty Clark
Gilbert, AZ
1974 TR6 CF17352U


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