Cheapest place for torsion bar removal tool/clamp?

RustyRatRod said
Just like you say is the magical way. Nothing is so magical it works every time. One Duster a friend and I had to snatch it apart with a Ford 8N chained to the K frame because the torsion bars were so rusted into the mounts. At that point we had literally tried it all. The tool, your way, a torch, and finally I got the tractor out. Since we were parting the car out, the damage we did to the body didn't matter. lol

If you say so. If the bar needs that kind of effort to remove its junk anyway, torch it and drive out the hexes with drift and a sledge.

Like I said, $20 and shipping to anyone that wants mine. I’m 100% confident I’ll never need it, so it’s still a waste of money for anyone that buys it.

brian6pac said
I guess I just don't understand the stuck torsion bar thing ? I'm 60 and have changed so many I can't count.
I have lived in Ohio all my life and talk about rust if the clip was still there the tangs were rusted off. After digging the rusted clip out then scrap scrap scrap the rust from the back of the crossmember squirt some oil on it, loosen the LCA from the K member and clamp vice grips on a piece of rubber around the Tbar and smack it once and it comes out. Very seldom do I need to smack it 2 or 3 times.

Yeah I don’t get it.

I would also never use vice grips on a torsion bar I intended to use again. Ever. They do fail from surface damage, usually with a bang. No thanks. But if it’s destined for the scrap heap, what the heck.