I'm refreshing my bushings on the C4 and have been trying to do some research on removing the trailing arm but am coming up blank.
I haven't found much online to make sure I'm not banging my head against the wall.

It seems quite straight forward:

• unhook everything attached to trailing arm
• remove caliper/rotor
• remove axle nut
• remove sharkfin
• undo bolt behind sharkfin
• undo inner bolt (connected to spring plate)
• disconnect shock from trailing arm
• remove trailing arm

Where I am running into an issue is removing the bolt behind the shark fin. I've soaked it in rust remover (I believe they're original bushings on a 30 year old Minnesota car) and hit it with my impact. It isn't thinking about budging.

Am I missing something, or do I just need to use leverage (and maybe heat) to break it loose?

Any tips or tricks for the spring plates, too? They'll be pulled, cleaned up and have monoballs installed.

Thanks,
Joe

 

Just get in there and break it loose. Replace the bolt is necessary after. Use a 6 point good quality impact socket.

 

Were you able to get these off? I’m curious to know how difficult the DIY is.

 

No power tools. Just long wrenches.

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