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Help removing torsion bar
#218653
02/09/09 11:44 AM
02/09/09 11:44 AM
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Hunt Valley, Maryland
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Trying to get my engine out the bottom, and of course I've already hit a hurdle. I removed the front nuts, rings, and seals from the torsion bar up front. I've taken the load off and removed the back nuts. Am I missing something else, or maybe some tricks? Dumb question, does it come out the front or the back of the lower control arm.
Thanks,
Jim
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
[Re: 1fastrunner]
#218657
02/09/09 11:58 AM
02/09/09 11:58 AM
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when i removed mine, I unbolted the lower control arm and the wedged it and the torsion bar back. It then came out of the back of the sockets (since the clips were removed) and from there on was extremely easy to get out.
'70 Duster 470hp 340/T56 Magnum/8 3/4 3.23 Sure-Grip
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
[Re: 1fastrunner]
#218662
02/09/09 12:28 PM
02/09/09 12:28 PM
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No - out the back of the K-frame by the trans. Look in the holes, remove them with pliers, then slide the bars out the same way.
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
[Re: 1fastrunner]
#218663
02/09/09 12:30 PM
02/09/09 12:30 PM
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Put your head under the car aft of the trans crossmember (where the driveshaft enters the trans). Look forward at the backside of the transmission crossmember and you'll see two big cylindrical studs about 3" in diameter sticking out towards you. You're now looking at the backside of the torsion bar mounts on the crossmember. There is a small "C" clip that you'd need to remove as pictured in the above post photos located in a recess inside that mount. It's usually greasy and dirty. Remove that clip and scoop out all the grease you can. Sometimes the old grease and crud makes it hard to wiggle out.  Not trying to be a smart-alec, but that's the best way to describe where you're not looking! Cheers 
Last edited by 68RRFlyer; 02/09/09 12:32 PM.
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
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#218676
02/09/09 04:54 PM
02/09/09 04:54 PM
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It's free in the back, but hung up in the LCA. I can push the LCA away from the k frame, and it moves freely out the back, but it comes back when released. How can I free it up from the LCA?
Jim
It's stuck with old cruddy grease and/or rust in the control arm socket , push the part back out of the way and drop out the engine trans then pull the parts out of the car so you can work on them OR buy or make a removal tool that clamps to the bar and won't knick up the surface , bolt the LCA back in place and beat it out of the control arm .
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
[Re: HemiStan]
#218681
02/09/09 08:38 PM
02/09/09 08:38 PM
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Hunt Valley, Maryland
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I already tried that a little, but I'll try again tomorrow. I've soaked everything for the night, my upper ball joints are also contributing to my "Torsion" headache. I think the drivers side is good to go, it's the passenger side that's giving me fits. It goes through the back alright, but is getting hung up somewhere through the LCA. I am ready to go crazy! I needed some sense of accomplishment today, so I did some other things. I disconnected my speedo cable, backup switch, and my clutch linkage. Tomorrow's another day.
Jim
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
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#218684
02/10/09 09:24 PM
02/10/09 09:24 PM
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Finally some good news, I got one out and the other very close. I can rock it back and forth with a vise grip and a towel around it by hand. It's getting hung up on the back where it's supposed to come out. I can feel a slight metal ridge in a couple spots. I need to find a way to gring out some of the metal around the opening. This celebration will be brief, my other ongoing mission is the upper ball joints. I'm trying to borrow a impact driver, and hopefully my wimpy compressor will be up to the job. Thanks, for all your tips and suggestions, I'm not sure which one did it, and maybe even a combination. Now I need to find a way to get this PB Blaster oder off me. Jim
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
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#218686
02/10/09 10:55 PM
02/10/09 10:55 PM
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Garden Grove, CA
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Now I need to find a way to get this PB Blaster oder off me.
Spill some used gear oil on yourself... you will never smell the PB again.. 
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Re: Help removing torsion bar
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02/10/09 10:58 PM
02/10/09 10:58 PM
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Finally some good news, I got one out and the other very close. I can rock it back and forth with a vise grip and a towel around it by hand. It's getting hung up on the back where it's supposed to come out. I can feel a slight metal ridge in a couple spots. I need to find a way to gring out some of the metal around the opening. This celebration will be brief, my other ongoing mission is the upper ball joints. I'm trying to borrow a impact driver, and hopefully my wimpy compressor will be up to the job. Thanks, for all your tips and suggestions, I'm not sure which one did it, and maybe even a combination. Now I need to find a way to get this PB Blaster oder off me.
Jim
You made it sound like it was stuck in the LCA ?????
Pull the nut off the pivot shaft on the LCA , stick a prybar between the LCA and the K frame and pry it back , if the clip is out itshould come out. The ridge you are feeling is the ridge that keeps the clip in place DO NOT GRIND it out .
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