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Noises gone - trailing arm bushing the source 200 1981

posted by  volbro245 on  Sat Mar 27 17:22 CST 2004
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IT WORKED. The terrible rumbling in the rear driveline/axle is gone. We spent the better part of the afternoon replacing the trailing arm bushings ( IPD parts) and swapped shocks off the '83 Turbo ( soon for sale). Very happy to say that the car is much quieter and generally smoother. We made the tool and it worked just as promised. I found it interesting that the bushing had a tapered leading edge that acted as a starting guide and a good indicator of depth. Seems to be about 1mm of difference in the diameters. We drew a line across the bottom to insure that down was down. Also made sure to tighten the joints with the rear axle at ride height so the bushings were not pre stressed. The only item we had trouble with was removing the original rear shocks ( must be the only '86 with 220,000 mile OEM units still on the road) The nut on the upper mount seized and had to be cut off and rethreaded.

Thanks to folks who developed the DIY tool. Perfect!!!

Mike and AJ









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    Noises gone - trailing arm bushing the source 200 1981

    posted by  Smitty on  Sun Mar 28 10:17 CST 2004
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    Congrats... welcome to the 240 Homemade TAB Tool and Bushing Replacement Survivor's Association. Nothing like a successful combat with that bad boys.

    Just one thing - if that upper shock nut was in bad shape, you ought to replace it, and put a dab of never-seize on the threads. It takes a fair amount of torque, and if the threads were really buggered it probably will not hold the torque.







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    Noises gone - trailing arm bushing the source 200 1981

    posted by  madnicholas on  Sun Mar 28 08:19 CST 2004
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    How many miles on the soon-for-sale turbo? I've always wanted a turbo, but it's hard to find a decent one. I found an '82 with 79k, but didn't call soon enough!
    --
    1982 240 Wagon, 157k mi.; 1985 240 Wagon 200k mi.








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      Noises gone - trailing arm bushing the source 200 1981

      posted by  Volbro245ti on  Sun Mar 28 10:34 CST 2004
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      Oh this chassis has a ton of miles- 313,000 on the 245 Turbo body. It has an 84 245 watercooled turbo/intercooled engine with 200,000 still runs up to 10PSI of boost.

      Whats good about this car- no rust in the floors, sills or doors. The only rust spot is on the rear rear side window about 2inches in the corner.The M46 is solid, good suspension bushing, struts and rear suspension ( except for rear shocks). Black leather front seat worn. Good door pads and all power windows work. The power steering leaks and the wiring has been repaired, but should be replaced. No alloy wheels. Exhaust is almost new- 2.5" IPD, no cat. This car would be excellent if you had a car that has been wrecked or rusted out. My oldest son drives it daily. So it is running and reliable- but it will need work. $600-700.







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