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 Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:07 pm |
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Location: UK, Isle of Man
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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
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:12 pm |
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11 year old car probably need a bit more patient 
or alternatively you can knock out the trailing arm and then adjust the height
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:15 pm |
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| 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?
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:19 pm |
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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
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:22 pm |
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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?
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:23 pm |
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Ok, cool. Well, we'll see if it comes out with heat. If not, that's something that can be considered. Cheers 
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:23 pm |
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:39 pm |
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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?
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:17 am |
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| 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
its better with the subframe removed
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