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Getting some TA on Valentine's Day 200 1987

posted by kourt99 on Wed Feb 17 01:35 CST 2010
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Not *that* kind of TA... I'm talking about TRAILING ARMS and their bushings!

245dogwaggin and I put my 87 245 up on jackstands and finished the Pimp My Ride suspension refit. This started a few weeks ago with the front end and new ball joints, tie rods/ends, sway bar end links and all bushings up front (and two new control arms).

New OEM (Volvo) Control Arm Porn:

245dogwaggin operating 12 ton press with love:

(yes, that is an old ball joint being used to stabilize a rear control arm cup--what magic!)

We finished up this Sunday with all new bushings in the rear. Surprisingly, the trailing arm bushings were the most intact of all the rear bushings. The torque rods and panhard rod bushings were toast.

With a borrowed TAB tool, I pressed out/in the TABs and destroyed three long tool bolts in the process. I also employed the Y shaped assembly from a steering puller to help press the bushings back in. Whenever pressing in TABs, be patient and be prepared to take apart the tool and reconfigure it in various ways to facilitate the pressing.

A cold front came through in the afternoon and we went from sunny, 70 degree weather to about 43 degrees and windy in a matter of 10 minutes--but we got the job done.

Now my brick is more clunk free and I can finally get a proper alignment.

kourt
87 245
austin, tx

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Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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- Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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  - Control arm bushings [200][1987]
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    - Control arm bushings [200][1987]
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      - Control arm bushings [200][1987]
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        Control arm bushings [200][1987]
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- TA Love: Tony, Art, Kourt [200][1987]
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  - Control arm bushings - crossmember side [200][1987]
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    - Easy, but not too easy... [200][1987]
      posted by 245DogWaggin on Fri Feb 19 03:46 CST 2010 > V
      - Easy, but not too easy... [200][1987]
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Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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- Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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- Getting some TA on Valentine's Day [200][1987]
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