[alfa] Re: How to remove the Milano torsion bars the hard way?

["Chip Mutza" <alfaracer75@xxxxxxx>]

The reason the torsion bars weren't coming out and you snapped the bolt
inside is because you didn't detach the lower ball joint first. The torsion
bar won't pull out unless it is completely unloaded.   You can remove the
bar by removing the two bolts that hold the lower A-arm to the chassis. Once
those are removed and the lower ball joint and swaybar endlink disconnected
you can pull/hammer the A-arm off the front of the torsion bar and then
remove the torsion bar from the crossmember.  I've done this many times
because the 27mm torsion bars I have in my Milano are too large to be pulled
back through the crossmember.


Chip Mutza
San Diego, CA
'87 Milano 3.0L V6 24v
http://www.fastalfas.com


>
> Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:30:46 EDT
> From: X194ME@domain.elided
> Subject: [alfa] How to remove the Milano torsion bars the hard way?
>
> Because the easy way didn't work...
>
> I tried today to remove the Milano bars to install a bigger 25 mm ones
> however, what supposed to be an easy task got me in a bind, since I
snapped a grade
> 8.8 bolt (that supposed to be a tough one) inside while trying to pull the
> torsion bar using a V8 harmonic balancer extractor.
>
> Now I cannot reach the small piece that is protruding from the bar since
> there is not enough space for the vice grips or for anything else for that
matter.
>
> Would be possible to remove the A arm from the chassis (two bolts) with
the
> torsion bar still attached? Do I have any other options?
>
> Was I supposed to remove the ball joints to allow the A arm drop to a
lower
> position before attempting to pull the bar from behind?
>
> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated
>
> Gilles
>
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