This is where a picture is worth a thousand words. What I think you're
saying is that you've removed the hub and axles and the big hole in the TA
the the hub sits in is chewed up. If so, I'd be concerned as to what was
hitting to cause the damage. One thing that comes to mind is that one or
more of the studs holding the hub to the TA is stripped allowing the hub to
get enough crooked to hit the inside of the TA. I'd start by checking all
six of the TA studs. I'd also get Rick Patton's TA Repair kit
(http://www.pattonmachine.com/TA-Repair-Jig.htm) and fix all 12 studs. I did
this a couple of years ago (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/TAJig.htm) and
it's very easy to use and does a great job. The other part to check would
be where the axles attach to the diff and also the axles themselves. As to
the safety of the TA itself it's tough to say without actually seeing the
damage.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection,
Toyota 5 speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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From: "Robert Breazeale" <robert.breazeale@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:41 PM
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: [6pack] Trailing arm advice
> Finally getting around to rebuilding the rear suspension and replacing the
> u-joints on the half shafts on my '68 TR250. After removing the hubs I
> noticed that the passenger side trailing arm is "chewed" up on the inner
> side. Enough so that the emergency brake clamp down just barely has
> enough
> aluminum material to mount to. This car is just a driver so I'm not
> worried about looks or completeness. Is this something to be concerned
> about, should I look for a replacement? Or is it good to use it as it
> is?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Kind regards, - Bob -
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