DartDude335
Well-Known Member
Do any of my Colorado friends have a torsion bar tool I can barrow or enlist their help with rebuilding my front end on my '72 dart?
you shouldn't need one ,when removing the lca --use that assembly to pry the torsion bar out the back side (remove the retaining clip).
You might have to clean ups some road grime around the torsion bar mounting area-- but it should come out rather smoothly ,Lawrence
Good ole Kansas! Im from Great Bend so i know how that goes ...wichita eh? say hi to Damm Music and the Damm Pharmacy for me !! (my cousin and uncles shops)dartdude-- you really need to read up on your rebuild -- no lca/torsion bar work is done with the tension still on the t bars -- you need to back the adjuster screw off completely.
to get the lca out , the strut rods & the torsion bars make sure the tension is gone
I'm also in the land of rust (Kansas) & so far have been lucky with the removal of said torsion bars. Lawrence
I used a pipe wrench had just push on it. Worked all the time
I used a pipe wrench had just push on it. Worked all the time
the teeth marks left by a pipe wrench can cause the torsion bars to snap later.
do not use any tool that marks up the t bars!!!!!!