How to remount the torsion bar?

[KliersLC]

Well,

I broke one of my torsion bar adjustment bolts on the T100, (also punching a hole through the floorboard). I have the new bolt, but I am kinda stumped about how to get the bar back down far enough to get the bolt and nut started.

I have all the weight off the tire on that side, but even with a pipe wrench, I can't get the bar to twist enough.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dan


FYI the torsion bar adjusters are the same part number from 88-95 on 4runners and Pickups, and are interchangeable with 95-98 T100s.

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Maybe remove the bump stop on the A arms? Or pull the ball joints and let the upper arm droop..... How'ed you break it?

 

[KLF]

I'm confused...

I've replaced many sets of T-bars, one set on a T-100. I always install new adjuster bolts, heavily slathered with Anti-sieze. Re-installation is just a matter of putting the half-moon spacer and nut on top of the bell-crank, thread the bolt thru the frame bracket, thread them together. Very easy.

Are you saying the bell-crank at the end is too high? Did you install new bars?

 

[KliersLC]

No new bars, and truthfully, I haven't tried it yet--it just looked like it was too far, and I wanted some advice before going out and fiddling with it.

I broke it while trying to loosen it. The adjuster nut on that side was frozen for some odd reason, so it was spinning with the bolt. I put a half inch breaker bar on the bolt, braced it against the crossmember, and put an open ended wrench on the nut on top. When that didn't work, I hooked a big 1-1/8" wrench through the other end of the wrench and pulled kinda hard.

I wasn't worried about breaking it because I figured the open ended wrench would slip off long before it broke the bolt. But alas, here I am with a big broken bolt.

Anyhow, I'll see if it is long enough to just put back on, and if not I'll try pulling the bumpstop--I really don't want to pull the A-arm.

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

You broke it with the open end of an open end wrench? What brand?

 

[KliersLC]

You broke it with the open end of an open end wrench? What brand?

I did.

I'll look at the mfg when I get home, but it isn't anything special IIRC.

 

[KliersLC]

I got it back together....

KLF was right, no tweaking needed.

The wrench was a proamerica double open end, 7/8 and 15/16

Thanks for the help,
Dan

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Wait.... so it wasn't even the right size????? Was your bolt rusty?

 

[KliersLC]

7/8 is close enough to 21mm, and no rust, it was just stuck......

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

15/16 often works better than a 24 mm. It is just a little tighter fit. No rounded off heads when you use that size.

 

[KliersLC]

15/16 often works better than a 24 mm. It is just a little tighter fit. No rounded off heads when you use that size.

It wasn't a 24mm, and I didn't round it off. I broke the bolt.