#1: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:23 pm ---- In the middle of lowering the back of the car and we can't get the bottom torsion bar out. Top one came out ok. Any tips pleaseee?
#2: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:29 pm ---- Heat & a big hammer.
#3: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:30 pm ---- no tips at all
down a few pint of lager and then hit it hard.
#4: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Jake, Location: ReadingPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:41 pm ---- Drown it in a lubricant (not durex) and leave for half an hour, if that fails heat it up.
#5: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Matt, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:48 pm ---- Heat
#6: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:49 pm ---- Grinder
#7: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:52 pm ---- Thermite will shift it
Then again that might be a bit to extreme
#8: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:52 pm ----
Jake wrote:
Drown it in a lubricant (not durex) and leave for half an hour, if that fails heat it up.
Why cant you use Durex?
#9: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Ste, Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info CodePosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:13 pm ----
LeeThr wrote:
Jake wrote:
Drown it in a lubricant (not durex) and leave for half an hour, if that fails heat it up.
Why cant you use Durex?
Because you need to save that for the success sex afterwards.
#10: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:27 pm ---- What if its the only thing you have availible at the time and you have your own warehouse full of the stuff?
#11: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:35 pm ----
LeeThr wrote:
What if its the only thing you have availible at the time and you have your own warehouse full of the stuff?
Stop messing with cars and learn how to make a girl wet.
#12: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:37 pm ---- heat and a large hammer
and if you havent already done so, lift the trailing up a tiny bit too while hitting.
#13: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:40 pm ----
tomd0801754 wrote:
LeeThr wrote:
What if its the only thing you have availible at the time and you have your own warehouse full of the stuff?
Stop messing with cars and learn how to make a girl wet.
Cant afford to :L car's bad enough without adding a girl into the equation. And I need the car to make money so I cant win haha
#14: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:37 pm ---- Ok, so we couldn't do it. Put it all back together in the end. But where we had hit the torsion bar so hard, it damaged the thread...so we had to rectify that. So anyway, gonna try again on Saturday, I'm gonna try and get hold of a blow torch. Hopefully will make life easier.
#15: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:58 pm ---- you mean the internal thread or the external thread?
how old is your pug?
#16: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Didz, Location: UK, Isle of ManPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:07 pm ---- no the splines were fine Seabrook, just the center holes for torx bolts that had flatened over. I'm not a small lad and i gave it some welly with a heavy duty punch and 3lb lump hammer.... not even a sign of movement.
Top one was fine as said above, and we did lift the trailing arm at most possible variations lol tried for over an hour to shift it. Didnt have heat available, though there's alot to melt round there so wont be easy that way either lol
Think he said its a 2000 mate
#17: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:12 pm ---- 11 year old car probably need a bit more patient
or alternatively you can knock out the trailing arm and then adjust the height
#18: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:15 pm ----
Seabook wrote:
11 year old car probably need a bit more patient
or alternatively you can knock out the trailing arm and then adjust the height
Patient as in hit it for longer? lol
Would it not be difficult knocking out the trailing arm?
#19: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:19 pm ---- it would be easier to knock out the arm as normally only one side of the bar got suck.
but you will have to remove the anti roll bar first
#20: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Didz, Location: UK, Isle of ManPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:22 pm ---- We did comtimplate this, but torsion bars are new to me. So i didnt want to try taking the trailing arm off with out knowing whats holding it together.
just a nut and spline again?
#21: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Mike_XS, Location: SouthamptonPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:23 pm ---- Ok, cool. Well, we'll see if it comes out with heat. If not, that's something that can be considered. Cheers
#22: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:23 pm ---- this
#23: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: Didz, Location: UK, Isle of ManPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:39 pm ---- nice! good guide, but is that all that holds it on, 2 torsion bars and the ARB end plates? So it will just knock off with a hammer then?
#24: Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED Author: pudgie, Location: boston lincsPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:17 am ----
Mike_XS wrote:
Ok, so we couldn't do it. Put it all back together in the end. But where we had hit the torsion bar so hard, it damaged the thread...so we had to rectify that. So anyway, gonna try again on Saturday, I'm gonna try and get hold of a blow torch. Hopefully will make life easier.
you'll never get it off with a blowtorch use oxy acetaline then perswade by hitting the casting with a big hammer 12lb should shift it
when it starts 2 move then wind it off with the bolt
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