To relieve the torsion on the door torsion bar you need to set up the entire rig as if you are doing an adjustment. This means you need the wooden support block, an allen socket, an extension bar, and a breaker bar and door prop. You will also have to have a small ratchet and socket to remove the anchoring bracket. In removing the torque you must keep in mind when you set up to have enough of a "bite" so as to have room to release all of the torque. It requires approximatly a 90 degree swing in the direction away from the torque. The anchoring bracket MUST be removed to release all of the torque or you will damage the rear window. To reinstall again you need a "bite" that will give you about 90 degress motion to put all of the torque back in. You may need more or less but I would start with less and add more as needed so as not to overstress the torsion bar. Before tightening the torsion bar don't forget to place the anchoring bracket over the allen socket. This is a 2 man job so get a willing assistant who will follow directions. Don't try it alone as if anything goes wrong you can't hold the torque forever! You could have a lot of trouble trying to start the bolts into the anchoring bracket with 1 hand. Sometimes these bolts have the threads munched up and you may have to replace them and retap the holes in the car. For the door prop do not use a stick from the ground to the door. If the car should move it would slip out. Instead go from the door sill to the bottom of the open door. When removing the torsion bar take care not to srcatch it when sliding it out. This is not a job for the "faint of heart" as it is one of the more dangerous procedures you can do on a Delorean. The torsion bars store A LOT of energy. Make sure all of your tools are in perfect working order and you are well prepared for all contigencies. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Paul Salsbury" <paul.salsbury@xxxx> wrote: > OK so heres a question > > If I need to remove a torsion bar from a car what is the easiest way to do > so i.e. relieve the tension. > > And then what is the process to refit i.e. how much turning does the bar > need once in place. > > The more detail the better > > Cheers > > Paul > #6463 > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.salsbury/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]