any tips to remove torsion bar

[brian0812]

hi all for the last 2 hours i have been trying to remove my broken torsion bar ive got the front part out but i can not get the back part to come out of the ajuster ive put a full can of wd40 on it and bashed it like a mad man but it will not move at all do any of you have any tips or advice please A.S.AP as i need to get it out and fit the new one before it gets dark

regards brian :nenau:nenau:nenau

 

[brian0812]

well its now way too dark i give up for today

 

[supergnome]

A good soak overnight will help. david

 

[brian0812]

A good soak overnight will help. david

hope so mate its had a fukk can of wd40 on it so we will see tommorow :thumb2

 

[brian0812]

ok so its fixed again all it took was some oxy acetylene a vice and a big hammer to get the old one off had to cut the snapped bar at the ajuster then remove ajuster heat it up get a big hammer and smack the hell out of it :thumb2

 

[solarman216]

never seen one as rusty as that, but then all that I have come across have all been well greased, hope you greased yours, Rick

 

[brian0812]

never seen one as rusty as that, but then all that I have come across have all been well greased, hope you greased yours, Rick

no but i will take them off again and do so :thumbs

 

[solarman216]

well worth doing, well done, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

I had a transit van not so long ago that was complete mush from the sills down I mean everything was fizzing away
I looked up the van's history and it had been an airport van running up and down runways etc. The antifreeze they use is apparently unsuitable for car underbellies
I sold it PDQ :augie