Torsion Bar Removal

Search. This has been covered a gazillion times.

Forget the special tool. If you support the car on the frame rails, with the suspension hanging, and the torsion bar loader fully unscrewed, there should be no torsion on the bars and they should just slide out if you remove the rear wire clip. The grease on both ends is just to stop corrosion. If it won't slide out easy, because you live near the rusty north, unbolt the pivot bolt and pry the lower control arm back to push the T bar back, then wack the LCA forward and the T-bar should slide out of the LCA. Best to replace the rear rubber boot with a better polyurethane boot (~$12 pair).

Don't mix up the left and right T bars. A good chance to upgrade to thicker 0.87" T bars. I got a pair for $10 at a swap meet. Also forget the factory 1-piece strut rod bushings and use the Moog "improved design" 2 piece, especially if poly rubber. Some people found they needed to shave the thickness to get the LCA located correctly for caster. Also, face the cupped washers the correct way (read instructions).