This may work for you? Having got to the stage that the suspension was out for the replacement of the clutch.
I decided to take the torsion bars up one notch to allow a better adjustment. As you will see from the photos whoever built the car fitted a finer adjustment system than the cam adjuster with the aid of a bolt
I have read on the forum that removal of the torsion bars can be difficult, due to the seizing in of the splines, so I wasn’t surprised when they wouldn’t move. My method of removal, I haven’t checked if someone else has used this method, was to spray the spines with a light oil, clamp two mole grips back to back on the torsion about 10mm from the end of the bar
cut a large washer so it fits over the bar, to protect the bush and use a Snap-On ball joint splitter as a wedge
and hay presto with a couple of hits with a large hammer the bar was free.
I hope this is of use to someone, let me know if it works for you.
I decided to take the torsion bars up one notch to allow a better adjustment. As you will see from the photos whoever built the car fitted a finer adjustment system than the cam adjuster with the aid of a bolt
I have read on the forum that removal of the torsion bars can be difficult, due to the seizing in of the splines, so I wasn’t surprised when they wouldn’t move. My method of removal, I haven’t checked if someone else has used this method, was to spray the spines with a light oil, clamp two mole grips back to back on the torsion about 10mm from the end of the bar
cut a large washer so it fits over the bar, to protect the bush and use a Snap-On ball joint splitter as a wedge
and hay presto with a couple of hits with a large hammer the bar was free.
I hope this is of use to someone, let me know if it works for you.
