keith_AE2010

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I got an aluminum driveshaft today and was installing it to swap from my steel one. I had to unbolt the torque arm in the process. I got everything swapped out, the driveshaft was the easy part lol. But now, I can't get the ta bolts to line up and go in the holes, like something is twisted. I have tried beating with a hammer and other things, they just won't go in and I need this car to drive. Any help? Thanks.

01ssreda4

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put a jack under the rear end and as you jack up it will change the rear end angle allowing you to at some point get the bolts in. stop beating it with a hammer.

keith_AE2010

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The hammer was my dad's idea lol. But, the trick is to loosen the tranny xmember bolts to let it drop down and give it a little play. My dad actually finished it all up because I was doing it and the arm fell on m nose and broke it. I'm gonna get a mechanic.

MeentSS02

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Easiest way to line up the torque arm bolt holes is to remove the panhard bar, and then put a jack under place where the panhard bar attaches to the rear axle. That'll let you rotate the axle about its long axis so you can twist it until the holes line up. Once it is in place, bolt the panhard rod back up and call it a day.

keith_AE2010

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Wow, I didn't know that. Dropping the tranny xmember was easy for us.

01ssreda4

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jacking directly under the pumkin does the exact same thing

98Camarod

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Did you have it connect to the trans still? It's easy to just bolt it up to the rear first and then get it mounted. Also, you could have just put it in neutral, had the rear wheels off the ground and spun the driveshaft

keith_AE2010

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Yeah, it was only unbolted at the rear end.
I had the back wheels on drive on ramps as I was on gravel and didn't really want it on jackstands.

NBMZ/28

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Sucks to hear you had so much trouble. I don't think I've ever had to remove my torque arm to remove my DS. I just unload the suspension.

MeentSS02

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It can, but jacking where the panhard rod attaches to the rear gives you a little more leverage and control over the rotation.

Either way...as long as it gets the job done, it doesn't matter.

Duffster

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jacking under the sway bar is better to force rotation. . .