Doug, your mechanic does not need any special tools to remove the old torsion bars since you are going to replace them. You do need to replace any rubber seals and bushings. /Butch /Ferndale, WA 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury (red), 440, A727 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury (white) 383, A727 1937 Plymouth coupe, 340, A727 ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.