ok. spring plate off....but umm
#2
Former Vendor
t-bar out of what? the torsion carrier or the spring plate? There are splines on both ends, you gotta give that sucker a couple of good yanks.
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#4
Drifting
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out of the spring plate. can i hammer on the end of the spring plate tube? it's REALLY not budging. i've tried to wack the spring plate against the workbench sideways and nothing.
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#9
Drifting
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seriuosly WTF am i missing? BFH'ed on the end of the spring plate cap to try to PUSH the tbar out. nothing. tapped a punch thru the cap and BFHed on the punch. NOTHING.
is there that much RUST between the tbar splines and the spring plate splines?
is there that much RUST between the tbar splines and the spring plate splines?
#13
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Was there grease on the other end? They should be greased for this reason - my 89S2 still had loads of grease on the ends when I removed them. If there is no evidence of grease on the free end, then it is likely the tbar has been fused to the spring cap. All I can suggest is gently heating the cap end up, or use a slide hammer.
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Was there grease on the other end? They should be greased for this reason - my 89S2 still had loads of grease on the ends when I removed them. If there is no evidence of grease on the free end, then it is likely the tbar has been fused to the spring cap. All I can suggest is gently heating the cap end up, or use a slide hammer.
Sounds like rust. Maybe heat the end cap and cool the bar? If all fails, I have a set of spring plates that I've promised to another guy. I can ask him if he pities you enough to let me send them to you.