Broke torsion bar bolt. How to remove in a hurry?

[TRUBBS]

Been scrambling like hell to get ready for edge days & being in a hurry I made a rookie mistake, was tightening the bars rather then loosening them, and snap passanger side broke.
Now I need to get it out & replaced before edge tomorrow night, need good ideas, it broke flush with the threads to.

 

[DIESELMAFIAPER.LB7]

Get a unloading tool get the pressure off just a little anyway drill it out for a easy out and then take all pressure off and twist it out :thumb: i have broke 4 of thiae pos bolts

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Easiest way I've done it is take some pressure off the bolt with the unloading tool then cut the bolt off with an air saw. Then the block will slide out. I put new blocks and bolts in whenever I have an issue. I do a lot of winter driving and they don't like the salt all that much

 

[TRUBBS]

What's an unloading tool?
(it's my first day lol)


Edit-googled it, I'll get one but where/how do I use it? Just use it to "clamp" the key up so it's not on the broken bolt?

 

[SgtKilroy]

Yep. Just use it like a big C clamp. Much easier if you take all the weight off the front suspension too.

 

[1SIKDZL]

I broke one on mine about 6 months ago. Use an unload tool as stated above to take the tension off the bolt, and you should be able to use a pair of vice grips to clamp on to the remaining threats on the top side that push on the torsion key. Then just threat it out the rest of the way out the top and replace with a new bolt. If you have an autozone where you live, you should be able to just barrow the tool for free with a deposit. That is what I did.:thumb:

 

[Hot COCOAL]

I found that removing the swivel foot on a c-clamp, the ball the foot swiveled on fits perfectly in the dimple in the torsion key, IIRC its an 8" or 10" c-clamp, cost about 12 bucks at my local ace and i used a 4 1/2 grinder and a vice, also a pair of vice grips to hold the foot as its being ground off.
It works perfect:thumb:

 

[LWATSON]

Weld a flat washer to the bolt then weld a nut to the flatwasher. I use this method removing lots of broken bolts in heavy equipment. Be careful not to weld the threads, use a flat washer a size or two smaller than the bolt.

 

[TRUBBS]

Thanks guys, I get off at 11am so I'll bust ass & hopefully get it done!

 

[TRUBBS]

So I cheated, had my buddy that works at a custom suspension shop replace the block/bolt for me, only cost me 20 bucks & 10 minutes

 

[Trotorx2]

Can't beat that! :thumb: