Re: [DML] Trailing Arm Bolt Removal
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Re: [DML] Trailing Arm Bolt Removal





I realize that this thread is getting long so I'll keep my .02 short:

Speaking as a guy who snapped a trailing arm bolt at only 40 mph, if 
you "don't care" about and have never inspected these bolts you are 
literally living on borrowed time.

I was decelerating and had my foot poised above the brake pedal when 
mine snapped. That's the -only- thing that kept the car from 
flipping over. The car whip-sawed so violently, that I pulled a 
muscle in my back.

There won't be any warning when it snaps people.

Rich A.
#5335
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Noah <sitz@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 02:27:06PM -0000, David Teitelbaum wrote:
>  
> > 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. 
> 
> 
> Just for the sake of illustration, any chance of pics of the bad
> bolts?
> 
> > This would have caused electrical problems. Most owners
> > have never seen the underside of their cars but everything under 
there
> > is VERY IMPORTANT. 
> 
> I agree completely; my car "looked" fine, but I went out and bought
> tobytabs regardless, just for peace of mind. Low and behold, the
> driver-side bolt was bent (not much; was able to pry it out with a 
LOT
> of leverage and a little blood/swearing). 
> 
> 
> --noah
> #2867
> 
> -- 
> <huey> dd of=/dev/fd0 if=/dev/flippy bs=1024
> <huey> ^^^ Making Flippy Floppy








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