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Subject:Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
From:Neil N
Date:Sat, 17 Jan 2015 23:11:24 -0800

Hi all.

Ya. It's rusty.  (1981 Westy, well over 400K KM's on body)

pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/1981TrailingArmReplacement

It's been patch welded twice now.

i imagine the spring wasn't in immediate danger of slipping out but
the post on top of the trailing arm was only holding to arm by ~ 20%
of it's material.

Neil.

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