A shayne special....Home made torsion bar tool **pics**

[shane_k1500]

I made this a while back when I was stuck with taking my torsion bars out for my 6" RCD lift. I could find pullers anywhere to (faire mon petit bonheur) and couldnt get a torsion bar tool for under 110$ so i made my own. Yea, it's half ass but im not too worried abou it. Just an idea for you guys what are in the same situation as I was.

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[Drisco Z71]

reminds me of the tool i made to get my tierod off of the pitman arm:LOL:

[Jokeman]

That looks scary!

[shane_k1500]

That looks scary!

it wasent too bad, it wasent going to break if thats what your saying. 1/2 " steel and welded with arc welder. (i know how to weld by the way)

[shane_k1500]

I gotta admit, the welds on the bracket with the press bolt looks minimal and pretty "iffy" in the picture.........

The design is fine otherwise.

i suppose, there wasent much toprsion on my bars though after taking the UCA's off.

[WildChevys]

pretty crafty

[LPG PWRD]

it wasent too bad, it wasent going to break if thats what your saying. 1/2 " steel and welded with arc welder. (i know how to weld by the way)

Yea it shows... nice turkey poop welds

[Jesseman445]

I made this a while back when I was stuck with taking my torsion bars out for my 6" RCD lift.

I thought you had a rough country lift? I havent really seen your build thread in awhile but did you change?

[blackknight]

i like how you labeled it, cuz someone who doesnt know about torsion bar suspension would pick it up and be like..oh yea...this is a torsion bar tool. and still be clueless.

[Sbc_inside]

...whatever works man.

Hell me and Demonstalker used a cinder block, ratchet strap, and a bottle jack with a nipple welded on the top. Worked like a champ...safest way, probably not, but it did work!

[shane_k1500]

I thought you had a rough country lift? I havent really seen your build thread in awhile but did you change?

i have a rough country lift, yes

[shane_k1500]

Yea it shows... nice turkey poop welds

with welding it's not about looks...it's about penetration let that be a lesson to ya. And by the way, it took me 5 minutes to make, i wasent looking to get the nobel prize for craftsmenship

[rebelbowtie]

if your gonna be ghetto like that just use a good f clamp

[LPG PWRD]

if your gonna be ghetto like that just use a good f clamp

death wish?

[shane_k1500]

just to let you guys know im fending for myself here, no one has ever thought me anything, i've always been on my own. Even more now that my shop partner / dad passed. It was just a half ass tool made to use one time pretty much. Why waste any more time to do so?

[shane_k1500]

I think what guys are getting at is not that it doesn't look pretty, but the safety of said tool is in question.

It worked, that's great. But I would consider re-doing the welds if you need to use it again, for safety's sake if nothing else....

Things that let go under spring pressure (suspension especially) carry enough force to take you head clean off.

the UCA's were off , there was no stress on the LCA's therefor no stress on the bars

[1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2]

I like the design. I'm going to copy it and make my own, just a little stronger.

[shane_k1500]

I like the design. I'm going to copy it and make my own, just a little stronger.

go for it, if you ask me, one of the best 5 minutes i've ever spent in my entire life. I might weld it some more, cut the corners, and paint it to make it look a little better. And if you ever need it again someday, it's there. Another idea out there, One of my friends took and old C clamp and took the little flat piece off of the bolt part. Another way to make a T-bar tool. Of course he modified it a bit, but it worked okay.

[rebelbowtie]

this bessey clamp will do the same thing and is safer...but honestly. its still not safe

[AdamKashner]

Just out of curiosity ( i can barley see the pic) but look on the left side below the very top weld...Sure does look like mig wire to me?