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Replaced trailing arm bushings without removing shocks. now axle won't align with bushing bolt. 200 1991

posted by  rstarkie on  Sun Jul 27 09:58 CST 2014
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I feel your pain. Those lower shock bolts have received a lot of bandwidth here on the Brickboard.

The bottom bolt goes through a rolled metal sleeve that is encased in the rubber bushing at the bottom the shock. The bolt rusts solid to the sleeve. I have had to resort to burning away the bushing and then using a cold chisel along the seam in the sleeve to break it loose from the bolt in order to remove the bolt.

Have you considered replacing the rear shocks at this point? New shocks along with new trailing arm bushings might be a very nice improvement to the car.

Good luck,
Randy






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