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Subject:Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
From:Neil N
Date:Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:19:23 -0800

Thanks again for that link Dennis.

On the replacement arm, I'm seeing more rust than anticipated at perch plate.
Image:  http://tinyurl.com/ozq3bqq
top of perch plate looks ok. Image:
http://tinyurl.com/n8xb7c9

IF the rust hasn't progressed too far,
would it be a waste of time to:

remove perch plate, paint arm and plate bottom, tack weld plate
back onto arm, paint as needed is this a waste of time?

I'd tack weld the plate as that's what VW did, and, it would make
future removal
easier.

Thoughts?

Neil.

On 1/18/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23662&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>

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