Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
[Re: jcc]
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10/06/14 11:26 PM
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And returned...  Thanks for the offer! We are trying to get a car together for a show this weekend. I did not plan on tearing it apart but spotted a few things that really needed to be done before we try to drive it very far. 
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Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
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10/06/14 11:36 PM
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Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
[Re: carcrazyguy]
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10/06/14 11:49 PM
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sure i'd like to have a TB removal tool too, but since i don't and never think about it till i need it the very next day, i sure wouldn't overnight it. i just cant believe its *that* useful.
two bolts on the LBJ to knuckle, one on the strut to the LCA, LCA pin, swaybar links if you have one, and beat on the LCA to drive the TB back With urethane LCA bushings, dont even bother with the LCA pin. a scrap 2x or in my case a piece of oak floor, works well to drive the LCA.
or i have absolutely no idea what im missing... depends how often you're only under the car to swap a TBs i guess.
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Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
[Re: carcrazyguy]
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10/07/14 10:32 AM
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You don't need no steenking tool! Try this. Back the adjuster all the way off, pry the adjuster lever up, knock it down, repeat a few times. Notice how much travel you get out of the adjuster lever? Go about half of the travel. Back the lower control arm pin nut off like 1/8 to 1/4". Whack the nut end with a mallet. The bar should just slide out. I came up with this in a wrecking yard pulling off some control arms and it has worked well since.
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Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
[Re: CKessel]
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10/07/14 01:02 PM
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You don't need no steenking tool! Try this. Back the adjuster all the way off, pry the adjuster lever up, knock it down, repeat a few times. Notice how much travel you get out of the adjuster lever? Go about half of the travel. Back the lower control arm pin nut off like 1/8 to 1/4". Whack the nut end with a mallet. The bar should just slide out. I came up with this in a wrecking yard pulling off some control arms and it has worked well since.
And since this car was just put together recently the T-bar might just slide back by hand when you back the adjuster off and take the clip out.
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Re: Torsion bar removal tool..where to order for overnight?
[Re: bill440rt]
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12/04/14 12:03 AM
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One the lower control arm is disconnected. Prybar between the lower control arm and k member will for the arm back, along with the torsion bar.
For bars seized in place. Use soft metal, like a 3/4" stock of aluminum bar. Hit the bar forwards to get it moving.
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Any ideas?
