Beam Won't Come Apart

[brianthemagical 1]

i'm dismantaling my rear beam but i've got a little stuck. one of the radius arms/ torsion bars is out but i can't get the other sid eout of the cross tube, despite hitting it with a lump hammer. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

[welshpug 1,666]

have you taken the bolt and cover off?

 

if so get down the gym it it arder!!

[bren_1.3 1]

lump hammer???????????? SLEDGE HAMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brianthemagical 1]

yes, the bolt is out, as stated the other side is off and i don't think i'm that bad. as for the gym, can't afford it, i own a 205.

[welshpug 1,666]

lol, I used a sledge too haha, makes a right racket smacking the end of a big long spring!!

 

have you taken the offset washer out of the hole where the torx bolt was?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Christ, I;ve had a good 10+ ton's of pressure on some of these before they pop, Even hitting the living daylights out of them didn;t work.

Soak it in WD40 and try hitting it hard you might be in luck

[sonofsam 5]

Dont be afraid to use a little heat to make certain parts expand.If beam is off the car!

 

..Waiting for everyone to scream 'well i've never had to use heat to get a beam apart'

 

But it works on stuck torsion bars.

[welshpug 1,666]

yup, heat up the trailing arm not the torsion bar, cool it rapidly (lots of water via hosepipe) repeat a few times then while its still hot smack it!

 

we do this at work to move stuck seatposts as a last resort if pentrating graphite spray doesnt work (though it usually does unless its been stuck for years...)

[mishu 0]

yup, heat up the trailing arm not the torsion bar, cool it rapidly (lots of water via hosepipe) repeat a few times...

 

Doesn't that affect the integrity of the torsion bar? I was planning to burn the bushes of my rear beam, but was afraid I would damage the beam. BTW, I don't have a burner, so I was thinking of putting the end of the beam in the fire.

[sonofsam 5]

Nah I only use gentle heat on the TB housing.Its not like your annealing it or anything!

 

Rothenberger do a small soldering/plumbing blow lamp ideal for burning bushes out with.

[brianthemagical 1]

thanks for the help. surly heating the cross tube is a better idea, other wise the radius arm will expand and increase the resistance in the cross tube? where abouts is the best place to hit it? i'll have some weetabix for breakfast tomorow and have another go.