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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: lee celtic on November 30, 2007, 22:15:16

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: lee celtic on November 30, 2007, 22:15:16

Right guys and Gals

this weekend I am going to change my trailing arms for cranked ones is there anything I should know that is not covered in the haynes manwell that might leave me off the road ,(need the car for work monday) :D

also any short cuts or tips 8)

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: Budgie on November 30, 2007, 22:56:08

Replace all the nuts & bolts with new ones, so much easier to cut stubbern ones off than spending hours with WD40.  :wink:
Have the new bushes in the new trailing arm before you start, if they come already fitted then you're laughing, if not then I'd go for polybushes unless you have a press or a good vice.
Remove the nut on the chassis end first, then remove the axle bolt and take the trailing arm out by knocking it down and under the axle casing.
Once the arm is out of the way you can remove the triangular chassis bush and renew it.
Reassembly is the reverse of the above.  :D

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: lee celtic on November 30, 2007, 23:06:31

Got all new bolts and the bushes are in 8)

my only worry is that the new arms are cranked and I may have a job fitting them if the axle and chassie is settled at the angle for straight ones.

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: Skibum346 on November 30, 2007, 23:08:13

Quote from: "lee celtic"

I may have a job fitting them if the axle and chassie is settled at the angle for straight ones.

Wouldn't imagine that's too much of a problem... simply jack the body up a bit more...  8)

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: Guardian. on December 01, 2007, 16:51:13

just  had some cranked trailing arms fitted yesterday with my new axle, they fit much better now than the standard ones, taken all the stress out of the chassis bushes.
however still gonna use standard on the front.

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 02, 2007, 03:33:48

Are we talking radius arms (front) or trailing links/arms (rear)?

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: Guardian. on December 02, 2007, 09:58:30

he said trailing arms, and they are at the back.

Title: This weekends job trailing arms
Post by: lee celtic on December 02, 2007, 16:11:13

Mission aborted due to the heavens opening all the way open  :cry:  :cry:

Hate not being able to get the truck in the garage :cry:

Will see the boss tomorrow and ask if I can have a corner of the factory for a few hours during the week though we'er having another new CNC machine tuesday meaning the place will be a mess as we have to move two out to accomodate it :roll: