That trailing arm is 2 pieces of sheet metal that is stamped out and welded together along the flange area. If you see pin holes now, that is only the tip of the ice burg.

I would replace the Trailing Arm with a good used one. clean it up, and POR it with several coats of paint.

There has been several threads where these things have cracked and also the shock fall out where it is bolted in. This is a safety issue for sure.

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rear trailing arm broke

rear trailing arm broke


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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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