Guest velocity raptor Posted April 8, 2007 help me i need a beam, ive just fitted a new one off ebay and the bastid that sold it me said it was a standad beam, but no its on its arse and the tyre rub the tops of the arches and filler neck. ive had a looksee to see if i can modify the arches to accomodate the drop, but to no avail and the aforementioned bastid wont take the beam back. So i need another beam or somebody to unseize the torsion bars cos ive had a go today and they are seized fookin solid, big slide hammer and oxy/acetylene bottles couldnt shift em!!!! Please help i have readies ready and beer in the fridge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted April 8, 2007 Take it all apart and be brutal, big sledge hammer and hit the trailing arms out and it will pull the torsion bar of the opposite end. Once you do that it's easy to get it out of the trailing arm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest velocity raptor Posted April 9, 2007 Take it all apart and be brutal, big sledge hammer and hit the trailing arms out and it will pull the torsion bar of the opposite end. Once you do that it's easy to get it out of the trailing arm dont really wanna do that, but may resort to it if all else fails, the beam HAS been refurbed fairly recently but the bars are stuck in good style just a pity that its too bleedin low Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 245 3 Cars Posted April 9, 2007 If its been apart fairly recently then it shouldn't take much to knock it all apart again, I can strip a beam thats never been apart before in under an hour. Did you have the lock nut off the inner end of the torsion bar? Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest velocity raptor Posted April 11, 2007 If its been apart fairly recently then it shouldn't take much to knock it all apart again, I can strip a beam thats never been apart before in under an hour. Did you have the lock nut off the inner end of the torsion bar? Graham. yup had a closer look yesterday and the bars have been welded in!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thatll be why they dont move told dude on ebay he needs to change my beam and he sort of backed down. but i still need a beam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie-Van-GTi 74 2 Cars Posted April 11, 2007 can you carefully grind the weld off? did you collect it, if so then go back and make certain you get a refund, if you paid by paypal see if they can do anything about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest velocity raptor Posted April 11, 2007 can you carefully grind the weld off?did you collect it, if so then go back and make certain you get a refund, if you paid by paypal see if they can do anything about it. aye i picked it up and he has agreed i can swap the beam for a good one, i dont wanna grind the weld off as i really shouldnt have to. i have done a few of these beams back in the day and thought summat was fishy as my 10lb slidehammer wouldnt move em. ill give him till saturday when i go get another till i start going all neanderthal, hopefully if wont come to that but i have a 309 beam lined up if it does go tits up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
