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Re: torsion bar help
[Re: Kern Dog]
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06/18/10 08:20 PM
06/18/10 08:20 PM
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 15,487 Florida
scratchnfotraction
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I Live Here
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Florida
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what he said if its on jackstands and the nose is hanging(stands behind the k frame) you might try to use a jack and raise the front of car/k frame so its not putting the bar in a bind from LCA and the xmember mounting points then try the tool on the bar and a BFH to knock it back but like said...some time you have to pry the lca and pivot shaft out of the k frame pushing the bar back with it good luck
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Re: torsion bar help
[Re: Kern Dog]
#727620
06/18/10 10:38 PM
06/18/10 10:38 PM
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Posts: 587 minot north dakota
ledft79
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minot north dakota
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If you're junking the torsion bars, try 2 pipe wrenches, 1 from each direction, work it back and forth, hammer on them if need be. Use lube where it is stuck, it should work loose. My E body ones came out easy, with no effort at all.
DRIVE EM, DONT HIDE EM.
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Re: torsion bar help
[Re: plymguy]
#727621
06/19/10 12:37 AM
06/19/10 12:37 AM
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Posts: 669 Los Osos, Ca
CKessel
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I'll pass one to you that I learned at the junk yard university. I was picking up some suspension pieces for my nephews Dart and needed to remove the bars. Since I didn't have or own the handy dandy removal tool I improvised and it has worked ever since. First back off the adjuster bolt ALL the way for the bar. Pry the adjuster finger up then knock it down as far as it will go. Pry it up as far as it will go. Do this several times. As you are doing this take note of how far the finger moves up and down. Then try to position the finger at about half its travel. The bar should slide out with minimal effort by hand. One thing you may not know is that the flats on the original bars are actually at a bit of a helix or spiral instead of parralel to the bar. This is one of the reasons they can be fun to get out.
Carl Kessel
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