 I need help with rear trunk torsion bar, How do I get the bar behind the roller? |
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| Doug Leggins |
 Oct 4 2005, 08:55 PM
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The teener kicked my ass tonight! I simply wore myself out trying to get the rear trunk torsion bar behind the trunk roller.
I searched for as much info as I cold find before beginning this task. I modified my 12" adjustable wrench as mentioned on other threads on this topic. This tool proved to be a very good lever for pushing the torsion bar back. I could get the torsion bar pushed/twisted back well enough but I could not get it around the hinge roller/pin. I tried several times but could not find a way to get the roller behind the pin on the hinge. I tried to remove the hinge then hold the torsion bar back as far as I could and then reinstall the hinge -This is the task the wore me out! No matter how or what I tried I could not find a way to get the bar behind the roller. Anyone know the secret/technique to get the torsion bar in place? Here is a pic of the wrench with a notch cut out on the end. Attached image(s) 
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| jrmdir |
Aug 10 2021, 08:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 224 Joined: 13-May 21 From: Central Ohio Member No.: 25,544 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Older thread but Doug still deserves kudos for the write up and photos of the sectioned crescent wrench technique. I tried all day Saturday (and busted my a##) with a set up that I thought would work using 1/2" square steel tubing for leverage but couldn't figure out how to hold the spring up in order to get another "bite" on the end. On Sunday, a $9 Harbor Freight wrench and about 7 Dremel disks later and I was able to finish the job in about 5 min. Fantastic!
Thanks again Doug! Ron  |
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| NARP74 |
Aug 10 2021, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,300 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(jrmdir @ Aug 10 2021, 08:57 AM)  Older thread but Doug still deserves kudos for the write up and photos of the sectioned crescent wrench technique. I tried all day Saturday (and busted my a##) with a set up that I thought would work using 1/2" square steel tubing for leverage but couldn't figure out how to hold the spring up in order to get another "bite" on the end. On Sunday, a $9 Harbor Freight wrench and about 7 Dremel disks later and I was able to finish the job in about 5 min. Fantastic! Thanks again Doug! Ron How did you determine the location of the JWest brackets? I have them and the tool to do this job. Was the engine installed when you did it? |
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 10 2021, 01:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,950 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(NARP74 @ Aug 10 2021, 10:58 AM) How did you determine the location of the JWest brackets? I have them and the tool to do this job. Was the engine installed when you did it? I bolt them to the hinges, and put the lid on the car. Then I mark where the brackets are on the walls. Then I take the lid back off, and line up the hinges with the marks I made. Once they are on the body, I can adjust them up and down to make the decklid fit perfect. Clay |
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