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03-11-2011, 05:08 AM
Mike,
I've replaced the trailing arm bushing in both my old 88 Carrera and C2. You will need to remove the trailing arms from the car. I found the best way to remove the old rubber bushing is to burn them out with a torch. Do this outside, because I'm sure that the smoke is toxic and there will be a lot of it. Not very environmentally friendly, but it works.
To install the new monoballs you should not need a press. Freeze the new monoballs and heat up the trailing arm. Mine dropped right in using this procedure.
Myles
I've replaced the trailing arm bushing in both my old 88 Carrera and C2. You will need to remove the trailing arms from the car. I found the best way to remove the old rubber bushing is to burn them out with a torch. Do this outside, because I'm sure that the smoke is toxic and there will be a lot of it. Not very environmentally friendly, but it works.
To install the new monoballs you should not need a press. Freeze the new monoballs and heat up the trailing arm. Mine dropped right in using this procedure.
Myles