Message text written by Paul Mitchell
>During the long weekend, and before my hangover tomorrow, I am trying to
replace the rear suspension bushes on my 74 TR6. I am having a hell of a
job unscrewing the bolts holding the driveshaft to the diff. Is it
possible to replace these bushes without removing the hub and
driveshaft, i.e. by just undoing the bottom of the shock, then removing
the spring?
Any other useful tips on this job? Also, while I'm in there, how do I
adjust the handbrake?
Thanks
Paul
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Good luck. I've only done this job with the arms off of the car using a
vice. Here's an idea I used removing the bushes on my TR8: find a drill
bit that just fits between the inner sleeve and the hole in the trailing
arm and drill out as much of the rubber as you can. This will weaken the
remaining rubber and you may be able to pull out the sleeve with a vice
grip type plier.
Now for the new ones. The polyurethane bushes push in by hand. Easy. But
lubricate the sleeve or it will squeek. I use a silicone grease. If you
are using new rubber bushes, well, they will have to be pressed in and that
can be tough. Maybe a C-clamp will work. Use WD40 to help slide them in
place.
The hand brake can be adjusted at each wheel. Each wheel has a cable and
the end of each cable is a threaded piece and there is a metal bracket that
is attached to the brake lever. This bracket is held onto the cable end by
two nuts. Loosen the nuts, adjust the slack out of the cable and retighten
the nuts. Simple.
Dave
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