 ALignment & corner balance reveals bent traling arm, what now? |
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| echocanyons |
 Apr 30 2009, 11:21 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,094 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Bay Area, CA Member No.: 7 Region Association: Central California 
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Things were going great, the car is running good, got new tires and the car feels very balanced and solid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
In preparation for the WCR (and after getting new tires and replacing the rear suspension) I had a full alignment and corner balance done. I was supposed to pick it up today and I get a call that they can't bring the right rear into spec. So must be a bent trailing arm. I had previously noticed a bit more than usual neg camber to the passenger side trailing arm and am not to suprised, but still another freakin hangup. I haven't seen how far off spec it is but what would be an acceptable variance, without eating up tires. My alternative is yanking the T/A and swapping the bits from the bent arm to a spare that I have (I new my 2-3 tons of extra parts would come in handy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ). The other problem is that I am limited in time, I leave town for a conference this weekend and work until the WCR, how long of a job do you think swapping a trailing arm would be? Either way it's looking like the right rear will not be aligned professionally before the WCR. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) At least it wasn't all bad, the good news was it was within 3lbs of being perfectly balanced before he even touched it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 30 2009, 11:33 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,080 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
don't track it, or push it too hard. drive to california, have a fun time, and fix it upon your return home. jmho.
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| SirAndy |
Apr 30 2009, 11:35 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Drive it for now and replace later ...
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Andy |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Apr 30 2009, 12:03 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
If you have the tools and the parts you can do the swap in a few hours! But I agree with others that you should fix it later and do the "while I am in here" stuff at the same time! I had to do the same thing, bent trailing arm, and when I got the arm off the suspension ear was ovaled and needed to be welded up and re drilled!
Not my photos but you get the idea! Attached image(s)  
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