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mounting poly, front trailing arm bushings - v brace is in the way, what do I do? 200 1986

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posted by  tvg on  Wed May 18 09:50 CST 2005
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I know I've seen mention of this on the board - I started to hacksaw/chisel this feature off, but thought I'd take a break and see what advice others have. This v brace is on the inboard side of the outboard mouting bracket for the front of the trailing arm. It doesn't interfere with the OE rubber bushings but does get in the way of the poly bushing which has a lip outside the shell.
BTW, I used the burn/hacksaw/chisel technique to remove the original bushings which were beginning to crack and look worn. I will have all poly on the rear now (soon), except for the panhard rod.

Thanks for the help,
Tom
'86 245DL 238k







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    my solution. 200 1986

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    posted by  tvg on  Thu May 19 02:56 CST 2005
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    So, I ended up cutting polyurethane instead of metal. Maybe not all 240s have this, but on mine the 2 outer mounting ears for the front of the trailing arm each have an upside down v welded to the inside of the ear. This v may help locate the OE bush center tube and reinforce the ear, but it interferes with the poly bush which has a lip to fill in space between the shell and the mount ear. To fit the poly bushings I sliced a notch in the poly with a razor blade so they would fit snugly into v feature. It would make more sense had I taken pictures, but it's too late now.

    Tom






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