Rear Beam

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 245
    #1
    Hi guys not long uprated my rear beam to a vtr one from my standard westy one only problem was it is 80mm lower, so i come around to highering it and the one swing arm bearing is siezed and also the rear torsion bar

    Think it is time for a new one other wise i gotta go 60mm on the front and i dont really wanna do that cause im rubbing in my arches as it is
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 motherwell , scotland Posts: 911 saxo vts , saxo vts , jeep cherokee
    #2
    siezed as in no movement up and down ?
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 aberystwyth...mid wales Posts: 802 maritius vts
    #3
    or seized as in you can get the torsion bar out?
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 245
    #4
    As in the swing arm wont come off the beam and the torsion bar wont come out,
    The swing arm moves up and down. but just wont come off.
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 motherwell , scotland Posts: 911 saxo vts , saxo vts , jeep cherokee
    #5
    u dont wont to take it off , u'll knacker the bearing doing so

    best to remove the torsion bar fully

    best way to remove a seized tosion bar is remove the washers both sides , screw a bolt in one side so u dont damage the torsion bar , slide hammer in the other , get a m8 to help , and use a 1/2 extension bar and a lump hammer to knock the side with the bolt in while ur m8 uses the slide hammer on the other

    mind they only go one way

  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 motherwell , scotland Posts: 911 saxo vts , saxo vts , jeep cherokee
    #6
    this might help


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  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 245
    #7
    Thats what i tryed but i think the t40 torx has snapped off in the one side, cause its no longer there to undo i think it is fully scrap