Torsion bar remove tool

Easy enough to make.-A short piece of angle iron and a couple of u bolts. Drill through one flat for the u-bolts. Attach so the 90 degree is hanging down. Whack it with a hammer. I recommend wrapping the bar with tape first.

This. A buddy made one years ago and loaned it to me. Works like a champ. Heat and all that stuff doesn't apply (if you're going to heat a torsion bar, just cut it out. Heat ruins temper), but I do make it a point to try to twist the bar opposite the direction of rotation before I commence to hammertime. They rest on the points of the hex and sometimes the points can brinell and make little divots in the receiver.

Remember: God invented 5 pound sledges for a reason.