Holy torsion bars...

[Puke'n Yuke'n]

.... for real. **** these things! LOL. whAt a PITA. I mean, I realize my truck is a 2001 and everything is friggin FUSED together after all those years of ****** Illinois winters, but DAMN.... 4 corners to lower and I only have 1 corner disassembled.

 

[Nickleahy23]

pb blaster and a 3 lb mallet are your friend lol

 

[Gzes]

I bet I don't have torsion bar problems lol.... Because I'm in the south and we don't get snow

 

[Nickleahy23]

I bet I don't have torsion bar problems lol.... Because I'm in the south and we don't get snow

better knock on some wood..

 

[fire730]

I'm a mechanic here in Louisiana.

I've worked on a few northern cars in the past.

If I moved up north I would rather shovel horse manure than repair cars that drive through salt and snow every year.

Enough said! Good luck!

 

[Puke'n Yuke'n]

pb blaster and a 3 lb mallet are your friend lol

U ain't kidding bruh! Maybe a 10lb tho.. LOL. Ill be back at it tonight, ready for war.

 

[JimmyKGB]

PB Blaster is the Whip !!! Soak anything overnight and it breaks free in the morning...no matter how rusty it is. I swear by it.

 

[Splatmaster527]

I live in Ohio and when I went to try and pull mine they were so fused I soaked them in like 6 applications of PB Blaster over a week, heated them, put a huge steel rod through the front bumper onto the bar where it goes through the LCA and beat the piss out of it with a 10lb sledge and they didnt even move a tiny bit... Ended up unbolting the Tranny Xmember and cutting the keys off the bars...

Road salt is the devil

 

[Puke'n Yuke'n]

Splat your scaring me dood! lol. You mean you cut off both hex ends??? So then u just bought new T Bars for install or what? I got the hex out of the LCA... Just stuck back at the rear crossmember.

 

[Splatmaster527]

No I never got the bars to budge from the LCA...
I ended up having to unbolt and cut the xmember so I could slip it off and get to the keys. I then took an angle grinder and cut the keys off without getting into the t-bars. Slathered the ends of the bars in antiseize. Jockeyed the crossmember around to get the keys on, bolted it up, welded the part I had to cut and cranked the keys back in.

***** of a job ill tell you that much... I wouldnt count on being able to pull your keys off now that the bar is free because there is nothing to really hit against.

 

[Max]

PB + air chisel.

 

[JayXSP]

PB + air chisel.

x2. I just did mine today. pbBlast overnight and beat the hell out of them

 

[Gzes]

Beat it like when yall were in high school? Lol

 

[Yuko04]

Beat it like a "Red headed step child"... I live in MN and you dont have to tell me about sand,salt & rust! I guess thats why my yukon sits in garage all winter Yep....Im the guy that has a 4x4 in the garage and 16 feet of snow and ice on the ground and will drive my 2wd S-10 to work before I even think about violating my yukon!

 

[THE-HOE]

Used a torch for heat and a air chisel. On my friends tahoe. Took 5 hours of non stop work. Mine took 1. Good luck

 

[Puke'n Yuke'n]

Used a torch for heat and a air chisel. On my friends tahoe. Took 5 hours of non stop work. Mine took 1. Good luck

I got it all wrapped up.... heated the passenger side red hot with a torch, a good beating with a sledge and peice of brass to fit through that hole on the cross member got it out. We just shimmied the cross member enough to do the driverside with the cam/key still in there.


My truck isnt sitting level tho. Passenger side is 3/8" to 1/2" lower! No alignment yet tho, maybe thats why. my camber is baaaad.. lol

 

[Yuko04]

I got it all wrapped up.... heated the passenger side red hot with a torch, a good beating with a sledge and peice of brass to fit through that hole on the cross member got it out. We just shimmied the cross member enough to do the driverside with the cam/key still in there.


My truck isnt sitting level tho. Passenger side is 3/8" to 1/2" lower! No alignment yet tho, maybe thats why. my camber is baaaad.. lol

Oh yeah, that camber is crazy when you first get done! One tire going left and out, one tire right and down. I remember when I got done,I had to drive about 5 blocks.... chirp,chirp, chirp,bang,boom! tires were not liking that!