Important! : Torsion bar problems!!

23rd July 2011, 21:02

so after lowering the front of my car yesterday, me and the old man set about lowering and refurbing the rear beam, we disconected the dampers and did the measuring etc, removed the anti role bar. removed all the torsion bar torx bits and offset washers, we managed to remove the bottom torsion bar (nearest the rear of the car), and thus allowing us to remove the right hand trailing arm to replace bearings and seals. but we cant get the top torsion bar out (nearest front of car) so we cant remove the left hand trailing arm, weve tried the bolt and socket method, and the 'big drift and big hammer' method and both these methods at the same time and still no luck, used the blow torch and about a can of penetrating oil but we cant get it to budge. weve been at it all afternoon and just come in now. can anybody suggest another method to remove it? or is it just a case of keep soaking it in penetrant and keep whacking it?

any help much appreciated!
sorry for the essay.

ricky.

23rd July 2011, 21:35

get an old torsion bar and hold it on the torsion bar ur removin and get ur old man to hit it with a mallet of some sort?

23rd July 2011, 21:36

anybody? really need some help, gota have the car back up and running by tomorrow night to travel back to work. is more heat the key thing?

23rd July 2011, 21:37

i havent got an old torsion bar mate. and dont reallywanna use the one i have removed.

23rd July 2011, 21:38

hmmm thats wat i used and mine took a while, u not got anythin else u can put in there to smack it?

23rd July 2011, 21:48

we have a couple of big bars weve been using, they are literaly the same size as the torsion bar but dont cover the splines so it wont smash the splines when it does go, been whacking shit out of it all afternoon and it just wont budge, dads just about had enough now seeing as his hands are twice the size from hitting them with the lump hammer. lol. just keep banging it i guess it has to give in at some point. guna try some more heat tomorrow i think

23rd July 2011, 22:00

HEAT!!!! try some heat on it don't hit it first thing in the AM start by heating both sides eqauly then when they are too hot to touch give it a good WACK!!! lol thats the easiest way

23rd July 2011, 22:25

i will try more heat. the blow torch we got is abit mickey mouse so might go out and buy a better one tomorrow morning and give it another go. anything else that might help?

24th July 2011, 19:12

managed to get the bastard torsion bar out in the end, used a bigger bar and a sledge hammer. 2 swings and out it came! now im lowered 40mm all round, well chuffed.