Replacing torsion bar bolts
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Replacing torsion bar bolts
Ok, I know where they are located and how to get them out. How exactly should I go about it? Take all the pressure off the side that I'm replacing? So full droop on that side and then take the old out and new in? Or do I need to put some kind of clamp on the torsion key so that it countinues to have pressure?
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I don't understand why what whiteo5xlt said wouldn't work. I'm just replacing the bolt that keeps tension on it.
One of the heads is rounded off so I can't do the torsion crank. Makes me wonder what the previous owner was doing down there.
But anyways I don't know why letting the suspension go full droop and then taking the bolt out wouldn't work, but then again I don't know much.
Originally Posted by zabeard
can i ask why you are doing this?
But anyways I don't know why letting the suspension go full droop and then taking the bolt out wouldn't work, but then again I don't know much.
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Originally Posted by Cape Fear
I'm unsure why you need the puller. I replaced one of mine by jacking the front up to unload the bar. Removed the bent bolt and put in a new one.
Edit posted at the same time. I see why if you striped the nut. Mine worked out ok without it
Edit posted at the same time. I see why if you striped the nut. Mine worked out ok without it
It can be done the other way BUT the chance of stripping the bolt or nut when taking it out or putting it in is greater.
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I would remove pressure from the bolt before moving it, it will save the bolts from being striped. If ur super cheep like me, u can get a C-clamp from a yard sale or a discount hareware place, i got one for 4$ from harbor feight, cheep POS from china, and i ground off the piviting part to reveal the round ball at the end of the treaded part of the C-clamp. there is a lil spot for the ball part to go into. it will more then likely mess up the clamp, i just threw it away when i was done, but i did it like 6 times working on my IFS lift....
good luck, and if u do find out what the bolts are for sure, (like thread and stuff) let me know, i need to replace mine.
good luck, and if u do find out what the bolts are for sure, (like thread and stuff) let me know, i need to replace mine.
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But yes, this works just as well if you don't have the right tool.
If you're in a pinch and don't have a puller, you can canabolize a 6" C-clamp. Just tear off the swivel base so there is just the ball left. Then put the ball in the Torsion Key notch, and crank away to tighten the C-clamp to take load off the bar.
But yes, this works just as well if you don't have the right tool.
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yea just heat it it will come out like butter. I dont know why you need a puller i just changed my t-bars to level one from my Bs and i jacked up the front and heated to bolt and took the bolt out completely it cam eout so easy. But i needed a puller to remove the key to change bar but your just changing the bolts do whatever you want. The only reason i think for using this puller in your instance is to keep the t-bars from moving and holding them where they are so they dont come down.
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