Either the head of the torsion bar has enlarged because someone used the wrong tool (or a worn one) to insert into the allen head or the splines are just tight. Work the bracket off slowly with bars, screwdrivers, wood or whatever it takes while LIGHTLY AND CAREFULLY tapping on the breaker bar as it is inserted into the torsion bar. Do not allow the bar to come out of the door hinge as it is still under torsion. After getting the torsion bar out some VERY CAREFULL filling of the splines till the bracket fits is all you need. Filing will not help if the head is enlarged. Be very careful working in this area as the edge of the "T" roof panel is exposed after removing the plastic valence and the edge of the metal will slice you up and you won't even feel it. This is a two man job, one to hold tension on the breaker bar and the other to try working off the bracket. This is one of the several problems that you can run into while trying to do a door adjustment. It is best if you can find someone in your area with some experience as it isn't always as easy as a procedure may indicate. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to tighen my torsion bars, but seems to be having problems > with it. I guess it IS best in the hands of a skillled professional. I > can't get the retaining bracket off the splines. I started to pull it > off, but it got stuck. Then the whole torsion bar started coming out > from the door mounted side. what's up with this? The book implies that > the bracket should just slide off the spline. The bracket will slide on > the spline inward, but will not come off any more than flush with the > spline. > > send help. > 1537 > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.