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I guess he's talking rears since torsion tube refers to that end. My sockets for the inner bearing were somewhat rusty and a little detoriorated. After thorough cleaning and prep, I used polyurethane caulk to "glue" them in place. Gives you plenty of time to install the spring plate and torsion bar for good fit and alignment. Do not put any other pressure, i.e., indexing the bars or setting car back on the ground for 24 hrs. The poly caulk is about as tough of caulk you can buy, but it remains somewhat flexible.

Be careful to use just enough if you go this route, You don't want any mucking up the works. You can get it out with effort and clean up the stuff with some heat and a stiff rotary wire brush in the future. It's not like you are using JB Weld.
Old 04-23-2005, 08:34 AM
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