Went back into the garage for a little while this evening. I wanted to see how hard it would be to remove the bolt for the trailing arm bushings. On the left side of the truck it turns out not too hard. I DID NOT use PB Blaster or WD-40. A socket wrench on the bolt and an open end wrench on the nut, add a long pipe and it came right out.
It might have been good if I had remember to support the axle with the jack, but that would have been way too easy.
My questions if anyone has thoughts on this involve how far do I want to go with the trailing arm:
1. Can I replace the bushings without removing the arm from the axle?
2. Do I want to replace the axle U-Bolt and lower Shock Mount?
3. If I can replace the bushings without removing the Axle U-bolt and the trailing arm, should I replace the Axle bolt anyway?
Front end of trailing arm
U-Bolt and axle seat looks like crap where they meet.
