RE: Milano torsion bar adjustment, stuck lower control arm

[Tony Lupton <Tony.Lupton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jess wrote:

> > You *will* need to separate one of the ball joints to 
> > unload the torsion bar sufficiently to allow to you 
> > pull the torsion bar out of its mounts. You cannot pull
> > the bar out under load
>
> To unload the torsionbar,just use another
> floor jack to raise the lower a-arm.

Isn't this loading up the torsion bar? when the ball joint is split, the
lower A-arm drops downwards further. This removes any twisting force that
will cause the bar to bind in the splines.

When putting the bar back in make sure you use antisieze on the splines to
make the removal job easier next time around.

Tony
1985 Alfa 90 2.5i
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