torsion bar problem

[WVUFELLA]

hey guys how do you get torsion bars to come loose ? i loosened the bolt that holds the arm against it and let all the tension out but i cant seem to figure out how those things come out . On my brothers dart they slid out real easy but on my 72 chally they seem to be stuck .. can someone please help thanks guys

[Street_Challenged73]

Judging by how you described the situation, I'd assume you don't want to pull the entire K-frame out.  With that decided, you should just have to loosen the torsion bar adjusters all the way, then pull the C-clips/balloon clips from the torsion bar framework, then either try spraying enough penetrating lube in the T-bar sockets and try pulling them out through the back or if they're too stuck, try using one of the torsion bar removers that slides around the bar and allows you to give it a couple hammer blows.  Hopefully this helps you out some.

[Plum6Pak]

Make sure you remove your UCA (upper control arm) bumper, the UCA won't drop far enough sometimes to allow all the tension off the T bar even with the screws backed out all the way. I didn't have the clamp so I took a piece of 1" type K copper tubing and cut off a 3" piece, cut down through the center of it to have two clam shells so to speak, took two vice grips and really squeezed em onto the T bar, the reason for two is that one wouldn't hold it tight enough. Then took a hammer and tapped em back out. The copper is soft enough to protect from gouging the much harder T bar but vice grips directly onto the T bar would destry the T bar. Just one way to skin this cat, there are probably a few dozen others too.

[Chryco Psycho]

the easy way is to loosen the nut on the LCA pivot & pry the LCA back with the T bar