Triumph TR6 PI Operation Manual page 358

REAR SUSPENSION
Removing
1. Jack up rear of car and support chassis on stand(s).
2. Remove the road wheel and release the handbrake.
3. Disconnect the handbrake cable bracket from the
trailing arm.
4. Position a jack under the trailing arm and partially
compress the fOJd spring taking care not to remove
the weight from the chassis stand(s).
5. Remove the rear hub and drive shaft assembly
64.15.01.
6. Remove the locknut, nut, washer and rubber
mounting from the lower end of the damper link.
7. Slacken the locknut securing the .flexible hose to the
trailing arm bracket, detach the hose and unclip the
brake pipe from the trailing arm.
8. Carefully lower the jack and withdraw the road spring
and the spring upper and lower insulating rings.
9. Remove the nut and bolt securing the trailing arm to
the outer mounting bracket.
10. Remove the two nuts and washers securing the trailing
arm inner mounting bracket to the chassis and
withdraw the shim'pack.
U. Withdraw the trailing arm complete with the inner
mounting bracket.
12. Remove the bolt and nut securing the inner bracket to
the trailing arm. If required remove the bump and
rebound stops.
TRAILING ARM
- Remove and refit 64.35.02
Refitting
13. Reverse instructions I to 12. Do not finally tighten
the trailing arm pivot bolts until the car is resting on
its wheels.
TRAILING ARM BUSHES
- Remove and refit
Removing
l. Remove the trailing arm 64.35.02.
2. Press out the trailing arm bushes.
Refitting
3. Press in new bushes to the trailing arm.
4. Fit the trailing arm to the car 64.35.02.
5. Bleed the brakes.
64.35.02
64.35.05
64.35.05
Triumph TR6 Manual. Part No. 545277 Issue I