[DML] Re: Trailing Arm Bolt replacement

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The trailing arm bolts are doable without special tools. Replace the
shims exactly as you find them. Count them BEFORE you take things
apart and write the # with a marker right on the frame. If you can't
remove the bolts from the trailing arms you will have to remove the
entire bushing assembly with the trailing arm and take it all to a
shop and have it pressed out. Sometimes the old bolts are bent and/or
so stubborn that they have to get pressed out. After you are all done
you may want to go for a 4 wheel alignment. A torque wrench is needed
but I don't consider it a "special" tool. Beside a jack, jackstands,
and a creeper you need basic metric combo wrenches and sockets. Maybe
some Band-Aids and a lot of patience. On the automatic you have to
take the left rear wheel off and remove the 2 bolts holding the
trailing arm to the rear carrier so you can move the tailing arm
enough to get the bolts in and out. No big deal, you don't have to
disconnect the brake line.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Greg Zapf <x86Daddy@xxxx> wrote:
> Is it still DIY-able in a garage with standard tools on an automatic? 
> (i.e. Do I need to get a specially angled version of any normal tools,
> etc...?)
> 
>







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