Re: trailing arm/spring removal

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

It's been a while since I've done it, but I seem to remember that you put 
the car on fairly high jack stands, put a hydraulic jack under the axle 
end of the spring carrier, unfasten the rear, and slowly let the jack 
down. I could get it past the point of any spring compression,



On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Robert W. Murphy wrote:

> I want to replace the bushings in the rear trailing arms on my 90 spider.  How 
> difficult is this procedure?  My manual describes a procedure using a special 
> Alfa tool to release the rear springs.  I dont have this tool.  Is there 
> anything else or another procedure I can use to do this?  I have read 
> (casually) in past digests about the "threaded rod" procedure.  Can this work 
> on the rear springs?  If so, can someone describe it again, please.  Also, 
> once the trailing arms are off, how do I remove the bushings?  Do they just 
> pop out?  Wishful thinking I know!!  
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob Murphy
> Coral SPrings, FL
> 
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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