Steve,
I second Dick's information and add this. Every one of my studs showed
some sign of damage, probably from being driven in a broke condition.
Once you find one bad, heli-coil all of them. I had both trailing arms
off of the car and the 9 coils I put in took just under an hour.
Steve Hanselman
Tr6@kc4sw.com
Subject: Re: Trailing Arm Studs
Steve---If yu are referring to one or more of stripped six
studs that go into the aluminum trailing arm, it would probably be
easier to remove the axle hub. This is not a difficult job at all, and
you would be in a better position to deal with the stripped stud. Could
be that it's the threads in the 'arm' and not the stud itself?
Dick
Steve writes:
Dear listers,
I am in the process of replacing the trailing arm bushes on my TR250..
One of the nyloc nuts spins on the trailing arms' studs, I suspect the
threads have corroded. Since this nut is behind the bearing/hub assembly
( accessible only thru the two socket holes in the rear hub assy) I
assume the only way to get it off is to back out the stud with a screw
extractor. Anyone have a better idea? Liberal amounts of penetrating oil
before using the screw extractor?
Thanks
Steve Lindquist
CD231L
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