rear trailing arms
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Finally got round to cleaning and repainting the rear suspension today, armed with wire brush and scraper. Various tiny cracks in the plastic coating carefully scraped away... till I got to the front of the offside A-frame - and just behind the outer bush, the tiny innocent-looking crack in the plastic turned into two holes about an inch long and 1/4 inch wide.
There's a bigger version at [url]www.tvrgit.com/trailingarm001.jpg[/url]
again! Can this be welded? Is it worth welding? I don't want to take the car off the road just now to take the rear suspension to bits, to replace the whole arm (although I wouldn't mind so much over the winter) so even a temporary (but safe) repair would do.
How much are the arms and where can I get them from?
>>> Edited by tvrgit on Sunday 18th July 19:06
Can't see the pics - try changing the filename so that it's got no spaces!
Not sure about welding. I just had mine replaced by Austec. Only one was rusted but I had to have the pair replaced as they don't make the originals anymore. They were £250 each plus fitting.
>> Edited by Oatz on Sunday 18th July 18:59
>> Edited by Oatz on Sunday 18th July 21:53
Not sure about welding. I just had mine replaced by Austec. Only one was rusted but I had to have the pair replaced as they don't make the originals anymore. They were £250 each plus fitting.
>> Edited by Oatz on Sunday 18th July 18:59
>> Edited by Oatz on Sunday 18th July 21:53
A pair of trailing arms required that looks well rotten 
Ooh, not good.
If I were you I'get that changed soonest, my offside one actually snapped on me as was coming off a roundabout and threw me sideways up the embankment. (200 yards after setting off on a TVRCC meet. VERY embarrassing!!) Thankfully there were no railings or barriers and I missed the trees by inches!
Get it changed!!
If I were you I'get that changed soonest, my offside one actually snapped on me as was coming off a roundabout and threw me sideways up the embankment. (200 yards after setting off on a TVRCC meet. VERY embarrassing!!) Thankfully there were no railings or barriers and I missed the trees by inches!
Get it changed!!
Sorry to hear about the trailing arm - had a similar problem a few weeks ago and found the parts very hard to find. I got a reconditioned one from Exactly TVR as an exchange. Comes with bushes and fixings - and if you ask nicely, as much advice on fitting as you want.
Here is their website in case you don't have it:
www.exactly-tvr.demon.co.uk/
Here is their website in case you don't have it:
www.exactly-tvr.demon.co.uk/
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