Rusty Torsion Bar Bolts

[martyn180 9]

HI.

have got a rear beam to work to replace the one on my car on and trying to remove the T-40 star bolts in the torsion bars but they wont shift. before they get mullered, any advise on freeing them up? I dont have a welder/torch though, but have a little plumbers gas torch.

Cheers

Martyn

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Impact driver is what you need. Gets them out 99% of the time.

[martyn180 9]

Cool, sure I have one somewhere. Thanks

[Strictly_Derv 34]

I had a couple that had rounded completely so I drilled it a bit and smacked in a larger torx head they came straight out.

[welshpug 1,657]

for those that a torx bit did not want to grip, a sharp cold chisel cracked them off and could be wound out by finger.

[jord294 92]

the t30 torx bolts are the real PITA, but i've never not undone them

 

usually a good whack with some round bar and hammer will loosen the thread, and as welshpug says, a chisel should just actually undo it

[martyn180 9]

Got them both out one with the impact drivers, the other one I resulted to a bigger Torx bit. Thanks for the advice. Just soaking the offset washer as full crud n rust.

Edited March 23, 2012 by martyn180