trouble with driverside strut/torsion bar

Make sure there is no tension on the bar, you should be able to jiggle the adjuster around in the lower control arm. sometimes you have to remove the bump stop under the upper control arm to get the suspension to droop down far enough to unload the bar. If the bar is just stuck or rusted in the socket a few good taps on the socket and so penetrating oil should loosen it up.