brianbeez67

Hey I have had a 67 Cutlass Supreme since 1991 sleeping in my garage, I have been gathering parts along the way. Need some assistance on replacing the trunk springs (torque bars). I have a donor that i can pull from. Any and all help is welcome. thanks Brian

oldstata

Welcome , post some pics when you get a chance

Sorry, I haven't had the pleasure of replacing trunk springs. This is a helpful group and I am sure some one will chime in that can help!

Oldsmaniac

I have done a few with no know how or proper tools. For me I needed a helper. The last one I did was on the 67 Cutlass. Only one was broken. I used a small 6 inch pipe wrench with a piece of pipe on the end to twist/tension the rod and get it in place. I also had to pull out on the center of the rod so it was short enough to get it in the slot.

oldcutlass

Welcome to the site, post some pictures when you get a chance.

brianbeez67

Thanks for the info, will try it this weekend, just have to figure out how to remove the one from the donor car first. thanks again

brianbeez67

still trying to remove the trunk (torquebars) for the 67, man i have no luck at all with this issue. can anyone shed more light on this. Don't want to keep the 4 foot pole in the trunk forever. thanx

Oldsmaniac

Have you checked youtube, maybe there is a video?? Just a thought.

Oldsmaniac

I just did some checking and there is a 71 Nova on youtube showing procedure. The Olds is very similar. He used vice grips and I prefer my 6 inch pipe wrench with a another piece of pipe on the handle for leverage. The main thing is you have to bow the middle to get the end shorter so it can go into place. Another set of hands is most helpful to hold the other end in place as it wants to slide out while trying to put the other end in. You work on the side with the 3 notches while the other side is already in place. The top notch is the least tension and the bottom one the most.

halffast

Welcome! If you have a service manual (can order online) the procedure with illustrations is listed there. In my 66 manual it's on page 9-6. They might have the manual on the wild about cars website. Good luck.

Run to Rund

You can make the tool using a piece of pipe with notches cut on the end, and a carriage bolt through it crosswise a few inches from the end.

brianbeez67

just saw the nova video on youtube, looks like easiest with trunk removed and an extra hand will try this coming weekend, i will let you all know how it goes, thanks fellas