How To Take Tension Off Torsion Bars at Minnie Dana blog

How To Take Tension Off Torsion Bars. I you are taking the front apart, take tension off of the lower control arms and separate them from the upper arms. ***the front end of the truck needs to off the ground to take the tension off of the keys!***removing the torsion bars on the 1990. Loosen the torsion bar tool until the tension is removed from the torsion bar. Place a jack under it and lift it about 1/16 just to take the weight of the suspension and brake caliper weight off it. You need to take all the tension off the bars by unscrewing the adjusting screw in the pork chop in the crossmember. They are in bottom of the rear of the 2 central crossmembers on each side. There is a big bolt on each side at the rear of each torsion bar. Put the front of the truck up on jack stands at the frame rails so the front suspension is allowed to drop relieving most of the tension on. Mark the torsion bar and the adjuster.

Loosen the torsion bar tool until the tension is removed from the torsion bar. I you are taking the front apart, take tension off of the lower control arms and separate them from the upper arms. There is a big bolt on each side at the rear of each torsion bar. ***the front end of the truck needs to off the ground to take the tension off of the keys!***removing the torsion bars on the 1990. They are in bottom of the rear of the 2 central crossmembers on each side. Put the front of the truck up on jack stands at the frame rails so the front suspension is allowed to drop relieving most of the tension on. Mark the torsion bar and the adjuster. Place a jack under it and lift it about 1/16 just to take the weight of the suspension and brake caliper weight off it. You need to take all the tension off the bars by unscrewing the adjusting screw in the pork chop in the crossmember.

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How To Take Tension Off Torsion Bars You need to take all the tension off the bars by unscrewing the adjusting screw in the pork chop in the crossmember. There is a big bolt on each side at the rear of each torsion bar. ***the front end of the truck needs to off the ground to take the tension off of the keys!***removing the torsion bars on the 1990. Loosen the torsion bar tool until the tension is removed from the torsion bar. Put the front of the truck up on jack stands at the frame rails so the front suspension is allowed to drop relieving most of the tension on. They are in bottom of the rear of the 2 central crossmembers on each side. Mark the torsion bar and the adjuster. Place a jack under it and lift it about 1/16 just to take the weight of the suspension and brake caliper weight off it. You need to take all the tension off the bars by unscrewing the adjusting screw in the pork chop in the crossmember. I you are taking the front apart, take tension off of the lower control arms and separate them from the upper arms.