changing torsion keys
04-23-2011, 09:46 PM
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i was using a 10lb hammer and an old 3/4 extension.
and i did use pb blaster. says so in first post. this aint my first rodeo. i've never ever had to pound that hard to try to remove a torsion key. im gonna soak it twice a day for another 2 days. if that dont help im gonna cut it off. oh and my crossmember cant be removed easily. i tried that too. theres a bolt on each end, no problem. but you cant lift it up to clear the mount because the exhaust is 3/4 inch above it on one side, the transfer case is about 1 inch above in middle and the brake abs thing is about 3/4 inch above on the other side.
and i did use pb blaster. says so in first post. this aint my first rodeo. i've never ever had to pound that hard to try to remove a torsion key. im gonna soak it twice a day for another 2 days. if that dont help im gonna cut it off. oh and my crossmember cant be removed easily. i tried that too. theres a bolt on each end, no problem. but you cant lift it up to clear the mount because the exhaust is 3/4 inch above it on one side, the transfer case is about 1 inch above in middle and the brake abs thing is about 3/4 inch above on the other side.
04-23-2011, 10:40 PM
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I welded a washer and a grade 8 1/2" nut to the hole you put your extension through to beat on the bar. Then use a grade 8 bolt and impact to press it off. I did mine in the driveway with 120,000 so they were on there good. Smack the bar with a hammer as your putting tension on the bar. Now they I put my new ones on they slide right on and off pretty easily.
04-24-2011, 05:46 AM
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It worked well. Also made my own torsion detensioner with angle iron. May want to clamp the cross member to prevent it from spreading. I know it's kind of crappy idea but gotta do what ya gotta do.
04-24-2011, 08:30 AM
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04-24-2011, 09:16 AM
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i was using a 10lb hammer and an old 3/4 extension.
and i did use pb blaster. says so in first post. this aint my first rodeo. i've never ever had to pound that hard to try to remove a torsion key. im gonna soak it twice a day for another 2 days. if that dont help im gonna cut it off. oh and my crossmember cant be removed easily. i tried that too. theres a bolt on each end, no problem. but you cant lift it up to clear the mount because the exhaust is 3/4 inch above it on one side, the transfer case is about 1 inch above in middle and the brake abs thing is about 3/4 inch above on the other side.
and i did use pb blaster. says so in first post. this aint my first rodeo. i've never ever had to pound that hard to try to remove a torsion key. im gonna soak it twice a day for another 2 days. if that dont help im gonna cut it off. oh and my crossmember cant be removed easily. i tried that too. theres a bolt on each end, no problem. but you cant lift it up to clear the mount because the exhaust is 3/4 inch above it on one side, the transfer case is about 1 inch above in middle and the brake abs thing is about 3/4 inch above on the other side.
04-24-2011, 04:33 PM
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I also had to unbolt mine. Ten years of salty winters had them stuck in pretty good. It wasn't as big of a pain as I thought it would be to pull the cross member out. I ended up having to get a buddy to hold a big punch with a pair of vise grips while I wailed on it with a 10 lbs sledge. Took probably 30 hits per side to pop them loose. Good luck.
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