firefighter31

Hello,
I'm pulling my tranny and I need to take off the torsion bar. I have all the tension off of the bar but the bar is rusted good on both the control arm and the torsion bar braket. I've sprayed with rust blaster and even hit with a sledge and still no movement. Does anyone know any ideas that will work.

Thanks,
Brian

JRV

mine had to be cut out when replacing my tranny...new ones were only $100 each though

N2ACR

You can try to heat the control arm up anbd pull them out befor you try to cut them. But it isnt recomended that you heat up suspension parts.

jacobs4x4

Only $100 each... You must have money to burn

EEExotic

The only area where they should be hung up is in the lower control arms.. Where they fit into the X member they are just dry fitted.. I can see how rust may be a problem but the real problem is getting them to move forward enough to release from the lower control arms.. I've said it before.. A air hammer if anything will work. its hard to swing a sledge while laying under your truck. even if its up on a lift.. But a air hammer hits hundreds of times while extreme force with just a pull of a trigger..

firefighter31

Thanks EEExotic the air worked greats. It took less than five mins to get both keys out.
Thanks Again

EEExotic

Glad to hear it

I hope you had ear protection on.. I felt like a gunner with a 50 cal. in my hands.. lol The air hammer is pretty loud