Re: VERY IMPORTANT!!! TA Bolt bracket bolts

[tobyp@xxxx]

About 3 years ago, I had a similar incident. The left side started 
to make some "unfriendly noises", and when I investigated, I found 
one bracket bolt missing, and the other bolt sheared off. The only 
thing that was keeping that side together was that the TA bolt was 
still intact, and the flat washers were "capturing" the bracket so 
that it couldn't go through the hole in the frame rail. I heartily 
second this strong recommendation. This incident caused me to really 
look at the configuration of the rear suspension, which ultimately 
inspired me to develop my new TA bolts. These are great cars, but we 
must all be diligent.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, mark@xxxx wrote:
> A friend had loose rear-end, so I STRONGLY recommend we check his 
TA 
> Bolts last night. Well, not only was the right rear bolt bent, but 
> one of the bolts was COMPLETELY MISSING from the TA Bolt bracket. 
The 
> bracket had been sliding up and down, just waiting for the other 
bolt 
> to break off. That's right...only one little bolt was holding the 
> entire thing on there (it was the bolt closest to the rear of the 
car 
> that remained).
> 
> So...When you are checking your trailing arm bolts, CHECK THE 
BRACKET 
> BOLTS TOO!!! In fact, check ALL the important suspension bolts.