Fianly both trailing arms have been removed from the car. After several days spraying penetrating oil on the bolt it had to let go.
Unfortunatly the arms are not as rust free as I hoped. The shockabsorber bracket will have to be remade as well as some minor reinforcements on the arms. As soon as the weather premits I will get them sandblasted and primed.
Lars
Congrats on getting them out. Good going!
It is however not really a surprise that they are worse than you thought. Hand on heart, I think most owners would say the same of theirs, if they had a look. :/
Be advised that of the outside is so corroded that you will have to remake the shock absorber bracket, then the *inside* will probably be much worse...
I wish one could dip the whole thing in some sulfuric acid, and then treat them in a way that would seal them from the elements. But as it is, they corrode, and will always do so
The alternative is to have new ones made up, reusing the hub. I think MatraMagic still offer this ?
Over the years, many have come up with designs for new arms in exotic materials like extruded aluminium or even simply galvanized steel - but as far as I know, nobody have yet done it for real ??
/Lennart