Take it completely off the car with the torsion bar still attached, then clamp the torsion bar in a vise and pound it with a hand sledge or regular sledge hammer...
You gotta beat it off...
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Take it completely off the car with the torsion bar still attached, then clamp the torsion bar in a vise and pound it with a hand sledge or regular sledge hammer...
You gotta beat it off...
Is it too late too bolt it back together and sell the car?
You said that you heated it up until it smoked...
How about heating it up like that again and pouring ice water on it and let the thermal expansion/contraction try to 'break the seal' loose???
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OK... knowing full well that this will get comments...
Can I pull the rod forward out of the rear cross member? Didn't think I could.
I see. Well if getting a new LCA and t-bars, then remove and spend the least time on it as needed.
I don't know about '66 for certain but usually the shop manuals have a frame and body dimensions for checking this sort of thing.
Without out a drive on alignment type lift, what I've done is find a flat location (ha!) and use a plumb bob carefully mark on a large sheet of paper (like painters use to cover the floor) or cardboard. Its a Royal PIA but was worth the peace of mind.
Or clamp a large set of vise grips on the torsion bar with the nut on the pivot stud of the LCA, and pound it back..
If you remove the K-frame, you might if you can't get it out that way with the K-frame in....
Probably should ask her first. Or go with the forgiveness vs permission thing…
If you're going to replace the LCA and torsion bar, just cut the old torsion bar in half to get everything out...
This is of course upside down...
Probably should ask her first. Or go with the forgiveness vs permission thing…
If you don't want her to say, "No"....
It's best to go with forgiveness...
Why isn't thermal contraction spelled with an apostrophe???
Don't contractions have an apostrophe???
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This is on the left side with the bent strut rod right? I wonder if the pivot pin or t bar could be tweaked and in a bind
Cut the bar in half, replace. I have a good set I will give you for free.....V8 bars...@WV64signet
@WV64Signet ^^^^
Is it too late too bolt it back together and sell the car?
Hahah. As my brother tells me... it's all part of the adventure.
I'll pick up the freight Tim. PM me
. Or we're you thinking more along the lines of adding them to the trailer for Carlisle?
Yeah. Something happened somewhere along the line
If you can wait till July I will just bring them to "The Big Show" I could ship them tho... easy to ship in a tube...
Yes. K is coming out ....
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