[doc] Trailing Arm Bolts - another cautionary tale

[Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

Well today saw Rich finally attack his trailing arm bolts on #2727 
during it's engine and transmission transplant. It really is a joy to do 
that job without a gearbox in the way! What emerged was quite the most 
bent TAB I've ever seen. Most bolts come out with a slight kink that's 
just about visible.

It was worse than the one on our website (that one came out in two 
pieces - Rich's took three). The head had at least 1/2" of bend compared 
to the thread end and we had to cut it out. Unfortunately the middle bit 
(the bit with the bend!) pinged off somewhere and got lost, so a photo 
will not be forthcoming. The other side will come out next week.

The moral of the story is - for all that's good and pure - CHECK those 
bolts! They really are a time bomb.

Martin



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