has anyone come accross the problem of siezed torsion bars i am trying to put a leveling kit in the old mans truck and those bars will not budge any ideas?
has anyone come accross the problem of siezed torsion bars i am trying to put a leveling kit in the old mans truck and those bars will not budge any ideas?
2000 GMC Sierra
6" pro comp suspension
3" body lift
2.5" truxx leveling kit
37" micky thompson mtz
pacesetter long tubes-offroad y-pipe-no cats-morroso muffler-MSD coils and wires-flex a lite fans-air aid intake-diablo tune
DON'T HIT THEM WITH A HAMMER!
The spring metal is hard and brittle. I had a tough time getting some to budge and did so. The razor sharp pieces that came off were scary....one hit me in the face in my upper lip below my nose and stuck in the skin. Bleeding like a stuck pig I went to the restroom only to return to my tool box for a pair of needlenose pliers.
OK, one of the stories I promised many moons ago.
I'll tell the next one depending on whether engine hoist safety or proper usage of a pocket screwdriver comes up next.
Last edited by GasGuzzler; 07-07-2009 at 11:35 PM.
you should write a book on what not to do around the shop. you had me rolling wit the don't them in bold up thereOriginally Posted by GasGuzzler
[Today 11:15 AM] MidnightRider: justin= generalvehicles.com moderator
Hey, it's true. The other story has to do with a pocket screwdriver and my nasal septum.
O do tell o wise one.
2000 Silverado ECSB- 5.3 CAI, Pacesetter LTs, ORY- Pipe, Magnaflow XL, E-fan, Ported T/B , Nelson Tuned, Built 4l60e, Circle D Stall, 3.42s G80, 2-4 Drop, Hertz Highs, Rockford 501s
2004 Buell XB12s
You do have the truck jacked up right? I ask because there was an idiot a couple weeks ago on gmfullsize who broke a bolt off trying to crank his torsion bars with the truck on the ground under its own weight.
Shock off, Upper ball joint off of spindle. So there is no weight what so ever on it. In back by key, just use a a hammer and a punch, and tap it forward after spraying it down with some PB or WD.
2013 CC 5.3
81 C10 LS1 project
Hammer and punch? Well you got away with one this time.
In the back where the keys are, through the cross member. Done it a few times. Just tapn it though. I never really had a severely stuck one before.
2013 CC 5.3
81 C10 LS1 project
Thinking out loud here but is it possible to drop the crossmember with the bars in place and then just pull it off.
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