RE: [DML] Trailing Arm Bolt Removal

["Joseph Kuchan" <josephkuchan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I want to echo Dave's recommendation to make sure that trailing arms and 
bolts are in perfect condition.

We had the same situation with my son's car. On principle we planned a Toby 
TAB transplant. One side came out with no difficluty at all, but on one side 
we had to saw through the bolt to drop the trailing arm. There was a 20 ton 
arbor press a few feet away so we tried to press the bolt out, but "no soap" 
- wouldn't budge.

The car is generally in very good condition and from the outside everything 
looked fine. The only way to tell that something was amiss was to try to 
turn the trailing arm bolts.

A new trailing arm went in along with Toby TABS with a thin coating of 
antiseize on the smooth part of the bolt that needs to pivot inside the 
trailing arm.

-Joe Kuchan

>From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>Subject: [DML] Trailing Arm Bolt Removal
>Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:27:06 -0000
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>In the continuing saga of the restoration of 7138 I attempted removal
>of the trailing arm bolts starting with the passenger side. I removed
>the nut (which seemed loose and came off easily) but I couldn't turn
>the bolt. I couldn't move the trailing arm off the bolt, I couldn't
>separate anything enough to cut the bolt. I thought the large flat
>washer under the head of the bolt would keep me from getting the whole
>mess with the mount and bushing out through the frame. I spoke to Rob
>Grady and he said it should fit through the hole so I removed the
>mounting screws for the bushing and I was able to force the washer
>through. I then took the whole mess to a shop to press out the bolt.
>It turns out the bolt would turn inside the bushing but it was SOLID
>in the trailing arm. The shop was very surprised when it took 20 TONS
>to break it loose and get it out of the trailing arm. It turns out
>also that the bolt was bent by the head and corroded inside the
>trailing arm. I point this out mainly to illustrate that if you are
>still driving on the origional trailing arm bolts you may be flirting
>with disaster. This is a hidden area that most owners and mechanics
>ignore. "Out of sight-Out of mind". I highly recomend that every owner
>have this critical area inspected at least once by someone who knows
>what to look for and what they are looking at. I also want to mention
>that I decided to go with the Toby "TABS" on this car. I just got them
>today and they look very professional. They are probably "overkill"
>but in this area which is so often overlooked and neglected maybe this
>is "just what the Doctor ordered". BTW when I took the bushing mount
>off the battery ground is under one of the bolts. It was all corroded.
>It will be cleaned up but it is just another area that needs to be
>attended to. This would have caused electrical problems. Most owners
>have never seen the underside of their cars but everything under there
>is VERY IMPORTANT.
>David Teitelbaum
>vin 10757
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