lmdew Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I was installing the Legacy Outback trailing arm frame mounts today. I had lifted a 98 OBS a while ago, that lift was a good training on installing the trailing arm mounts. I lifted my new 2000 OBS and was careful to remove the trailing arm mount bolts by hand (on the 98 the Milwaukee Impact broke 2 of the 6 spot welded mount nuts off inside the frame). The drivers side went well, but the passenger side front mount bolt broke the spot welds on the nuts. I ran the bolt in an out by hand many times spraying it with kroll, but it still let loose. Drilling the hole inside on Saturday to get a socket on the bolt. So it goes. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Drilled off the head of the FWD Trailing arm mount bracket, then I drilled up through the body. It is right under the passenger rear seat. About an 1" behind the support tube and 5 1/2" in form the door seam. I have pictures I'll load later. I drilled an 2" hole down into the frame, which allowed me to put a nut on the front bolt and hold it with a socket. The failure of the nut spot welds was due to rust on the bolt above the nut. In the future, I see a 3 options to prevent the spot welds from breaking: 1) drill a small access hole right above the bolt and PB Blast it 2) remove the push pin that holds the plastic door rail cover and point the PB Blaster straw inside and forward and spray lots of oil in and let it set 3) drill the 2" hole and hold the spot welded nut with a socket so it does not break the welds as the bolt is removed. Forster Strut Lift complete I also swap the rear drums over to disk brakes and the hub bearings were shot. Quite a day's worth of work, but it's done. Edited January 10, 2016 by lmdew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Way to go, Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Pics attached. The rear small hole is where the push plug goes in for the door sill plastic trim. The large hole is the one I cut in with the hole saw. Hope this helps someone down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 OBS Lift2.jpgOBS Lift.jpgPics attached. The rear small hole is where the push plug goes in for the door sill plastic trim. The large hole is the one I cut in with the hole saw. Hope this helps someone down the line. been there done that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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