Hi all, what’s the best way of reassembling the rear suspension, I have subframe trailing arms nose cone diff springs and shocks all off the car. When I offered up the trailing arms the long bolts that go through the bushes, seem to point to the rear of the car, and when I tried to torque them up it wouldn’t break and I stripped the threads. It’s a new wrench from Halfords is it better to torque from the top of the bolt. Many thanks Steve.
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You should't really be tightening those bolts up until the assembly is back on the car, and the weight taken by the wheels. Also, push the car back and fore a few times to allow the suspension to settle in to place.
Then do the tightening. The bolts should be fitted pointing outwards, and the torque wrench applied to the nuts.
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Many thanks Mike. Letting the suspension settle in makes a lot of sense. Cheers SteveComment
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