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Changing rear trailing arm

Skoti69

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Hey, car recently got sideswipped by a truck which just kept on driving while i was parked, and it bet the drivers side rear trailing arm to the point where the rear wheel is facing inwards.

I've purchased a new (and unbent) trailing arm, just wondering if I need to remove the spring to take out the current one?

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Yes you will. You'll need to jack it up far enough so you can get under the car but not have the tyre lift off the ground and remove the lower shock mounting bolt, then jack the car up and the wheel will drop and the spring will come free. Then you will have to remove the brake line, hand brake cable and drive shaft before you can remove the bolts for the arm.
 

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ensure the hand brake is off when your doing the work, it'll hold up the rear end
 

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Yep, that gets everybody once.
 

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Thanks heaps guys was ablebto do it no problems :) (aside from some VERY stubburn bolts)
 
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