Removing trailing arm u bolts

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by rvn1038

Where is the best place to cut the U bolts? I have the U bolt nuts off but the legs are stuck in the trailing arm... How do I get the legs out after cutting? I want to reuse the trailing arm, just need to replace the bushing and U bolts.

I cut it at the top of the axle right where it starts to angle over. Cut on both sides so it leaves basically two verticle posts left. Then you can take the axle out and you can pound out the leftover bolts from the top