Torsion bar removal

Once I smacked the lower control arm pivot a couple times and got the torsion bar semi-loose, I wrapped a piece of silicone rubber baffle seal aroun the rod, then clamped it with vise-grips. A couple smacks down by the jaws and it popped loose. The tool looks really nice, though, and I'll buy one just to have it around. Thanks for the link and the ideas, guys!