Trailing Arm

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I recently purchased a after market trailing arm. I removed the damper piece off the stock trailing arm and was going to reuse this piece, but the bore hole in the new trailing arm is way to small. I have the option of turning the damper using a lathe, or should I purchase a new one?

Anyone else have this problem?
 

ya its a tite fit ...you have to press it in ...the only way! but it will go, try putting the bushing in the freezer for awhile before you press it in ..it should help
 
Before I go do something stupid.

I measured the Damper (Bushing) ø1.106

The Bore ø of the Trailing arm is 1.07

Thats a total of .036 or .018 per side, that is a gigantic press fit. I have the bushing in the freezer.

Sound right?
 
;)! Thanks Yammy and Edunn,

I put the bushing in the freezer for 5 hours, took it out in the shop and presses it in with no problem, its a big press I used. Fits really snug.

Thanks again guys.

Rob
 
yea those things always go in so hard, but it makes sense, they can't have any slop whatsoever, or it will wear on a lot of other things
 
I made a mistake and ordered a kimpex and found the same problem. Lets put it this way will never buy one again. Did the job for my buddy and buy the end of me trying to get the bushing in it looke d like ineeded a new trailing arm, course doesn' help when your 50 miles away from your garage and have to rely on his set of walmart special tool set/after a few mad man pounding and slamming the bushing went in just fine. another reason that you cant beat oem there is a reason that it costs more.
 
kinger no it does not. you need to order the rear bushing, and the spindle bushings and washer for the front and a new decal if you want that back on there. the rear bushings are press fit, better to use a hydrolic press. the front upper and lower spindle bushings are plastic and slide right in. the washer goes on top of the spindle lwr arm and under extreme hits gets messed up. they dont cose much, so buy them new. my .02 ski
 
I used an aftermarket trailing arm and had to bevel the leading edge of the new bushing ($7.95 at the dealer), heat the new arm, freeze the new bushing, and use an arbor press to get it in. Tight aint the word for it!!
 
I use a 20 ton press to put them in. BTW everyone I used to work with had no idea the bushing was seperate, good thing I made sure to stock a couple extras.
 
me and hoffam19 just went to my farm and used our 50 ton hydroulic press. no problem :rockon:
 
Aftermarket arm , I beveled the leading edge of the old bushing and used a long half inch bolt and lots of big washers . tightened the nut on the bolt with washers on both sides of the arm and bushing making sure it was going in straight . took about 20 minutes but it went in . Definitly a tight fit . I had to cut the bushing out of the old arm , what a pain in the a$$ !
 
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