>First make sure the hub is tight to the trailing arm. The studs in the
>trailing arm (which is aluminum) have a nasty habit of pulling out. If this
is the
>case you may have to repair the threads on the trailing arm and reattach the
>hub. If you're lucky, this is your problem.
>Dave Massey
Sorry to hijack the thread, but it is exactly what I found this weekend on my
'65 TR4A - one of the studs is stripped. I was thinking of using a helicoil
in the trailing arm to repair - is this appropriate ? Will there be enough
'meat' in the aluminum of the trailing arm for strength around the stud then
?
Is removing the hub as straight forward as backing off the outer axle shaft
nut (#88 Moss pg 50 most recent catalog, part # 310-620) and withdrawing the
hub ? (and of course, backing off the remaining 5 nylocs on the other 5
studs). I'm a little concerned with what happens to the bearings & oil seals
& spacers if I go ahead and just jump in.
Any advice very welcome (the Haynes manual is a little less than explicit on
this one).
Thanks,
Bud Precht
'65 TR4A
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