taking off lower tie bar

[Casino]

ok well im going to a wreckig yard tomorrow to pull some parts off a v6.

one of the parts i want is the lower tie bar now ive heard this can be used on the 4 is that correct ?
also i know this part is going to be hard to remove without jacking the car up or using air tools because the blots holding it in will be really tight and rusted.

what are my chances of getting this thing off teh car ?

[Tyler17rose]

[Casino]

LOL guess i will find out tomorrow but i dont think i will be able to get it off without air tools those bolts well be on there supper tight

[Steeb]

u better be pretty skinny to fit in there with no jack

[ProtegeSTS]

Originally posted by MX-3.com:
Rear lower tie bar is accessible without a jack, but as you mentioned, it would be hard to get off due to rusty bolts.

Why not purchase one from SRD, they make a really nice aluminum bar for a good price. It looks great and is as functional as the OEM one on the V6.

The 10x the price might have something to do with it.

[Casino]

well after an hour of working on the damn bar we got it off but alas it was unusable due to some damage

lol ya 10x the price good point sts. ya i was hoping to clean this one up really nice but oh well what can ya do

we got it off but we had to jack it up lol we werent supposed to do that in the yard cause i mean its not all that safe but we had like 3 stands under it.

[Teej]

If you go again just use a torque wrench it comes right off. By the way I did it and it works so nice felt the diff right away.

[MX3-Freak]

Originally posted by CarlessTeej:
If you go again just use a torque wrench it comes right off. By the way I did it and it works so nice felt the diff right away.

A torque wrench eh...tell that to mine. I had it past 130 lb of torque and the bolts hadent moved. I had to jack the car up on the very tip of a wrench extenion to bust the damn thing. When I did it, the car went up about 6" before anything happened.

But I did get it off...nice and rounded. Had to get a new pair of nuts.

[atlantamx3]

Originally posted by MX3-Freak:
Had to get a new pair of nuts.

Ummm --- I dont think I would tell too many people that one... LOL

[MX3-Freak]

LOL ... never even thought about it lol.

But now that you menion it ..... jk lol