I need help with rear trunk torsion bar, How do I get the bar behind the roller? Options

[Doug Leggins]

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.

[ClayPerrine]

As was said previously, use a box end wrench to move the torsion bar until you can get the mocified cresent wrench hooked over the bar below the first bend.

Remove the roller from the pin, and use a big screwdriver as a wedge to allow the bar to slide past the pin and below it.

Once the bar is laying against the bottom of the pin, use the cresent wrench to pry it down, and slip the roller in place.


Hope that helps.