Removing torsion bar

Let me just add that it's a good idea to use some anti-seizing compound when you reinstall the bars into the sockets. The'll come out easier the next time. When I changed mine I had the same trouble as you in getting them out....they had been there for some 35 years. I used a flat jaw pipe wrench around the torsion bar about 3" away from the control arm, and used a porta power wedge head between the control arm and the pipe wrench. The bars moved back and out easily. If you don't own a porta power, you can rent or borrow one.