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Hazardous Trailing Arm 200 1986

First, get a manual.

No special tools are required beyond decent 1/2-in drive sockets and some combination wrenches. Basically, you're unhooking the sway bar and ball joint, then the aft bushing support (3 bolts), and finally the long bolt at the front pivot. Typically only the rear bushing needs replacing, but if you have a shop do your press work then get front and rear done. Note that a different rear bushing is used for each side of the car. Also, on re-installation, the car should be on its wheels when the fear bushing nut is given its final torque. The exhaust header pipe interferes on the passenger side, so you may have to get creative, OR loosen/remove the pipe big PITA).

FWIW, when I did mine the rear bushing was a bear to remove off the A-arm stud. I drilled out the rubber, then used a chisel (lightly) to open up the inner steel sleeve along its split line. I put some never-seize on the stud before re-installing on the car.






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