need help in process of installing torque arm
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need help in process of installing torque arm in the instructino from umi it says to put a jack on the pumpkin or solid part of the rear end to help the rear end face upward while you have the torque arm out...
there is a "shield" on the bottom of the pumkin and i dont know exactly where to jack up..
someone that has done this please chime in as to if its ok to jack up from the shield or should i jack it up somewhere else..
thanks
there is a "shield" on the bottom of the pumkin and i dont know exactly where to jack up..
someone that has done this please chime in as to if its ok to jack up from the shield or should i jack it up somewhere else..
thanks
Unless I'm missing something, there should be no "shield" at the bottom of the pumpkin. Is it the brake line shield that should be located at the top of the pumpkin mistakenly installed at the bottom...?
I don't know what the shield thing is all about either; I've never seen one. But if there is something in the way, jack up the body high enough then rest the axles on two jack stands. Wheel ramps are good to use aswell.
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hat is exactly it! its supposed to be on the top! haha o well i got it on anyway... PITA! ist still not completely installed but my hands are smashed and im going to bed...
the new TA poly bushing doesnt want to agree completely with the clamshell so that is my project for tomorrow.
the new TA poly bushing doesnt want to agree completely with the clamshell so that is my project for tomorrow.
Poly bushing can go in two ways, one of them is wrong. The
one I got with my UMI arm wanted lettering toward the rear
of the car. Then it only needed "firm persuasion" (a pair of
vise-grips) to close over the bushing.
one I got with my UMI arm wanted lettering toward the rear
of the car. Then it only needed "firm persuasion" (a pair of
vise-grips) to close over the bushing.
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Originally Posted by jimmyblue
Poly bushing can go in two ways, one of them is wrong. The
one I got with my UMI arm wanted lettering toward the rear
of the car. Then it only needed "firm persuasion" (a pair of
vise-grips) to close over the bushing.
one I got with my UMI arm wanted lettering toward the rear
of the car. Then it only needed "firm persuasion" (a pair of
vise-grips) to close over the bushing.
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Originally Posted by 00 Trans Ram
That clamshell is a bitch to get closed. I've got the BMR piece (tubular nose). It took me 3 nights, 4 hours per night, to get it on. I just couldn't get the top bolt started. Never want to do that again.
that top bolt is the same
i cant get in!!!! anyone have any tricks?! im desperate