what strength bolt will remove torsion?

9th August 2011, 19:16

Sorry for another stupid torsion bar post guys, im even doing my own head in with this shit..... Weve tried everything, hammers, socket and bolt method....the last time we tried socket and bolt the torsion actually moved a tiny bit but the bolts keep warping/bending, what is the strongest bolt available?

9th August 2011, 19:53

I used a high tensile bolt when I did mine, you might find they're warping because they're bottoming out (took me a few bolts to realise this) try slightly shorter bolts whilst someone hits the bar from the other end, hope this helps

9th August 2011, 19:53

seriously, just use a sledge hammer and a massive bar. it physically has to come out eventualy. i thought id never get mine out untill we used a bigger bar and a sledge hammer. dont fuck abot with socket and bolt. just smash it out.

dont wanna make you sound stupid or anything, but you have removed the offset washers havent you mate?

9th August 2011, 19:55

lol a bit of welly eh!! yea ive moved em bud ill try it with a bit more heavy duty toolage!

9th August 2011, 19:59

high tensile bolts either 10.9 or 12.9

9th August 2011, 20:41

yeah just make sure you dont damage the splines. so a bar the same size as the torsion bar not including the splines if you know what i mean? and just abuse it. aha.

9th August 2011, 22:10

or use an old torsion bar, cut it down to size then smash the shit out of it with a sledge

9th August 2011, 22:21

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Originally Posted by Ben_C22

or use an old torsion bar, cut it down to size then smash the shit out of it with a sledge

how often do people have spare torsion bars laying around unless they do this sort of stuff regular or are a mechanic? aha.

the key is a nice heavy bar, we had a bar that was big, same size as torsion bar, but it was so light, so found an old iron bar, big heavy fucker, cut it down and after a couple of smacks with a sledge hammer they flew out.

9th August 2011, 22:47

12.9 is what you want

either that or a titanium bolt!

9th August 2011, 22:48

well as most people have to change a rear beam at some point or other, as they are prone to wearing out they might have one lying around, im not a mechanic or do this sort of stuff on a regular basis and i have an old t/bar lying around.

9th August 2011, 22:51

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Originally Posted by Ben_C22

well as most people have to change a rear beam at some point or other, as they are prone to wearing out they might have one lying around, im not a mechanic or do this sort of stuff on a regular basis and i have an old t/bar lying around.

im terribly sorry...

9th August 2011, 22:53

apology accepted, lol

9th August 2011, 22:58

haa, when i changed my rear beam the first time, i personely didnt bother stripping it down keeping the good bits etc, i was abit of a noob at the time.

the second time i didnt have to replace, i refurbed before it got to bad, as i gained some knowledge from joining sax-p