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So ill be doing another torsion bar soon. This will be my 103948575th one ive done now and i still dont have a bloody tool to pull the bars. I usually make a bodged up puller then heat and hit all in one hit. Is there an actual tool? I dont like slide hammers they are to violent for it imo. Any links, suggestions etc. If not ill weld up another puller and actually make a good one this time.
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Threaded bar, large socket, washers n nuts - any specific tool is jus a glorified version
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Lol - pretty much hit the nail on the head there
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(24-06-2017, 07:15 PM)Cho99er5000 Wrote: I have a tool that looks like this. I bought it about 3 years ago £50 and never used it. If you what it I can bring it to pugfest for you. ![[Image: cc81697857c0ef8cc28fcf6f1c446b8d.jpg]](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170624/cc81697857c0ef8cc28fcf6f1c446b8d.jpg)
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Pretty much what ive migged up in the past. I think this time though i need some high grade steel. used 10.1 (i think) last time ill see if i can buy anything a bit stronger this time as ive snapped them in the past. Also im not going to pugfest
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I can post it. I very much think you wouldn't break this it's sold not bodge to gever properly made using a lave. Don't use a slide hammer for this. I don't want anything for it I'll never use it
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id rather break medium tensile bolts than strip the threads in the torsion bars tbh
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If bash doesn't want it, I'll take it pls
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Already messaged him. Saves me making one at the end of the day.
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never managed to strip the threads in a torsion bar, however have snapped quite a few studs trying to pull the torsion bars out.
these days I don't bother messing about, knock the arms off and if the torsion bar stays in use the press to ping them out.
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