Hi Jim,
I did this about two weeks ago. If you remove the four bolts from each side
that connect the shafts to the differential the trailing arm will fall down
enough for you. I think it's a good idea to run a bit of wire through the
shafts to avoid them falling apart at the spline. Sorry about the terminology
- I'm quite a newbie mechanic! Hope this helps though.
Ian Pappin 76 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: JRURHH@aol.com [mailto:JRURHH@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:35 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Rear Springs
Well it's time for the help of the list again. Since it rained last weekend I
decided to get jump on the winter project and change out the rear springs and
shocks. I read on the list a few weeks ago how easy it was to remove the rear
spring, it seemed like a piece of cake so I gave a try. Needless to say now I'm
stuck.
I put the rear of the car on jack stands, put a jack under the trailing arm,
undid the connection to the shock, let the jack down. I expected it to come
down far enough to get the spring out but it doens't come down enough to get
the tension off the spring. Do I have to take the bolt off of the trailing arm
to get the spring out?
Thanks,
Jim Robichau
74 TR6
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