Ash_Whole
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turns out my crossmember is slightly bent. i canot get the swaybar out. will need to pry it apart. times like this i wish i had a Port-A-Power
1980 Volare Cop Car
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Ash_Whole
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i cleaned off the clamps and found the spot welds/clamps
Ash_Whole
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then i drilled them part way
Ash_Whole
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i had to air chisel gently and still wouldn't come aprt like i thought it should. turns out the rubber is welded to the clamp and the middle. was a pain in the to remove the clamps and then the rubber itself.
Ash_Whole
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on a side note i had a couple of plates made to box the lowers. yes i ripped off FF but saved a couple weeks and a couple bucks. the Canadian dollar sucks plus the shipping. easier top just go a couple of KM to the shop here
Oldiron440
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Your idea is sound, what gauge material are you using?
AMC Diplomat
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The one with the bolt in it is probably an aftermarket replacement, like Moog, so someone has been there before.
Ash_Whole
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i think 11ga, maybe 10. same thickness as the arm
Ash_Whole
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so threw a couple hours at it today. decided to finish stripping the first torsion bar of its brackets. cleaned it off, found the riveted spots. drilled two small holes in it. came off pretty easy.
Ash_Whole
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quickly did the same to the other bar. then off to the end bushing
Ash_Whole
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ready for a battle, but i was surprised how easy compared to the other side this was.
Ash_Whole
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that was easy, in the home stretch......
all i had to do is get rid of this rivet and slide it off.
all i had to do is get rid of this rivet and slide it off.
Ash_Whole
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after two hours, i have managed to drill through the rivet, used the torch to get the end cherry hot and still cannot get it off. shop was closing so i went home. sorry no photo's but if the phone was in my hands, im sure it would have been lit on fire or smashed.
round three is tomorrow. gotta be smarter than the Plymouth.
at least i remembered to slide on the dust boot before i assembled everything
round three is tomorrow. gotta be smarter than the Plymouth.
at least i remembered to slide on the dust boot before i assembled everything
AMC Diplomat
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This guy has a pretty good set of pics of one torn all apart: Post in thread 'Torsion-Bar nightmare' Torsion-Bar nightmare
I don't know how people get these off the ends of the bars without ruining them. I figured they all "rust weld" on after so many years.
If all else fails and you need to reuse it, try sticking the end in a bucket of evaporust for week. Next to a heat source. And hit it with a mallet everyday and put it back in the bucket. You might get lucky enough that the evaporust will get between the bushing shell and the bar and that might be enough to force it off
I don't know how people get these off the ends of the bars without ruining them. I figured they all "rust weld" on after so many years.
If all else fails and you need to reuse it, try sticking the end in a bucket of evaporust for week. Next to a heat source. And hit it with a mallet everyday and put it back in the bucket. You might get lucky enough that the evaporust will get between the bushing shell and the bar and that might be enough to force it off
