300tdi - Rear trailing arm

MikeDISCO · Aug 25, 2017

Hey Gents,

Been a while as i sold my td5...

rejoined the Disco club with a 300tdi again.

The drivers side rear trailing arm snapped on me whilst green laning.

Thankfully was only a mile from home so nursed her home.

Ordered replacement parts, removed all old rusty stuff.
I am now struggling to fit the new arm, there's not enough space to get the arm in place?
I have tried jacking up the back, front and middle to give me some room but too no success.

Any pointers for opening up this gap on a clearly twisted body so so can get this arm in place?

Thanks

Magicgrotto · Aug 25, 2017

picys ????

MikeDISCO · Aug 25, 2017

Nothing really to show, if i put the through bolt through at the rear then there isn't enough room to get the threaded bar end through the mount.
And if i push the threaded bar end into place first I can't get the holes to line up at the rear end for the through bolt.

Magicgrotto · Aug 25, 2017

Axles moved !! Thread end in first ! Push / pull axle into place ! Simples !!!

MikeDISCO · Aug 25, 2017

push pull with what? ratchet strap? crow at?

Magicgrotto · Aug 25, 2017

Ratchet strap should do it !

Magicgrotto · Aug 26, 2017

WELL ????

chris-the-gerbil · Aug 26, 2017

Magicgrotto said:
WELL ????

He's spent all night trapped under a Disco trying to hutch the axle forward so he can escape......

MikeDISCO · Aug 26, 2017

Lol sorry for the late reply.

Ratchet strap and blocks of wood to chock everything and try and keep things square got the job done!

Now i remember why i got rid of my last disco lol

Thanks for the advice

300tdi - Rear trailing arm

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