moving car without torque arm?
One thing to keep in mind, when the TQ arm is out of the car....The rear springs are behind the centerline of the rear axle. There is the possibility that their force on the axle housing could rotate the axle somewhat, causing A) the springs to fall out. This, in turn, will cause, B) the body to drop directly on to the rear axle. That could cause, C) damage to brake lines, exhaust system, and/or fuel tank.
BE CAREFULL!!
BE CAREFULL!!
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One thing to keep in mind, when the TQ arm is out of the car....The rear springs are behind the centerline of the rear axle. There is the possibility that their force on the axle housing could rotate the axle somewhat, causing A) the springs to fall out. This, in turn, will cause, B) the body to drop directly on to the rear axle. That could cause, C) damage to brake lines, exhaust system, and/or fuel tank.
BE CAREFULL!!
BE CAREFULL!!
With the weight of a car on the springs combined with the lca's.....the axle housing isn't going to rotate much. Just to remove the rear springs takes some forcing of the rearend down away from the body far enough.
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Verdad Gallardo One thing to keep in mind, when the TQ arm is out of the car....The rear springs are behind the centerline of the rear axle. There is the possibility that their force on the axle housing could rotate the axle somewhat, causing A) the springs to fall out. This, in turn, will cause, B) the body to drop directly on to the rear axle. That could cause, C) damage to brake lines, exhaust system, and/or fuel tank.
BE CAREFULL!!
BE CAREFULL!!
That would be an extreme case to actually happen. But you're right, he should still be careful when moving the car around.
With the weight of a car on the springs combined with the lca's.....the axle housing isn't going to rotate much. Just to remove the rear springs takes some forcing of the rearend down away from the body far enough.
With the weight of a car on the springs combined with the lca's.....the axle housing isn't going to rotate much. Just to remove the rear springs takes some forcing of the rearend down away from the body far enough.
OK, let me take this a step further.... You're rolling the car a little, especially critical if you're rolling it backward, and one of the wheels "stumbles" on a screwdriver or wrench, or a rut in the garage floor. The car has a little momentum, the wheel won't rotate.......but there's always the possibility that the axle will! You know what happens next, and it probably won't be pretty.
Just be cautious is all I'm saying.
