/6 Torsion Bar Removal Help (with picture)

I see no mention of fully backing off height adjuster bolts. It does not take much force applied to bar to bind it in place making removal & reinstalling difficult. All tension must be relived from lower control arm’s height adjustment bolt, loosen strut rod, and lower control arm mounting nut. By allowing lower control arm to be flopping lose, torsion bar will release from lower control arm much easier.

If you find it necessary to pound on end of lower control arm shaft, remove its nut, flip it over, and reinstall back on until face of nut and end of shaft are flush with each other, thus protecting shaft’s threads and mushrooming of shaft.

Also if rear bar mount’s gasket is ripped, road grit & rust will make moving bar rearward a hard job as well calling for lots of PB Blaster. If reusing these bars, do not score them with jaws of pipe wrench, vice grips, etc. while dislodging them, as this will cause weak spot and possible future failure of bar.