Torque Arm wont reinstall, HELP!
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Torque Arm wont reinstall, HELP!
i just finished my m6 swap and am reinstalling everything. I got to the Tq Arm and slid it in the bracket on the side of teh t56 and it now wont line back up with the rear end.
The pinion looks like it has rotated and is now pointing upward. I can even slide the bolt through becuase the holes are about .5" off in the rear and about 1.25" off in the front.
I have no clue how to get this back on. it seems like if i could rotate the rear end downward, everything would go on, but i dont know how (or even how it got messed up in the first place) I never disconnected the LCA's or PHB. please help!
The pinion looks like it has rotated and is now pointing upward. I can even slide the bolt through becuase the holes are about .5" off in the rear and about 1.25" off in the front.
I have no clue how to get this back on. it seems like if i could rotate the rear end downward, everything would go on, but i dont know how (or even how it got messed up in the first place) I never disconnected the LCA's or PHB. please help!
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plus my pinion angle looks so exaggerated that if i secured it to the rear, it looks like it would hit the top of the tunnel.
but thanks, for the answer. im looking for anythign right now. my swap is two bolts away from being done.
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If you have a poly mount bolt on the rear first then you can pull on the torque arm to get it into the clamshell. With no weight on the rear end you can actually rotate it pretty easy. But the easiest thing I've found is to do like I said and put a jack on the rear end to rotate the pinion down. Just put the jack where the phb mounts to the rear end.
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jack under the rear end and remove the lower shock bolts so that you can lower the rear as much as possible (make sure the shocks lower stud does not get caught on anything). Move the rear up and down in small increments until you can get the TA to slide over the rear. Done mine about 4-5 times and it worked every time. Good luck man!
Also, I slide the front of the TA into the bushing first, then line it up with the rear end, not really sure how you would do it the other way around.
Also, I slide the front of the TA into the bushing first, then line it up with the rear end, not really sure how you would do it the other way around.
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jack under the rear end and remove the lower shock bolts so that you can lower the rear as much as possible (make sure the shocks lower stud does not get caught on anything). Move the rear up and down in small increments until you can get the TA to slide over the rear. Done mine about 4-5 times and it worked every time. Good luck man!
Also, I slide the front of the TA into the bushing first, then line it up with the rear end, not really sure how you would do it the other way around.
Also, I slide the front of the TA into the bushing first, then line it up with the rear end, not really sure how you would do it the other way around.