Torsion Bar Question

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    I know the “torsion bar bolts stuck” threads have been posted everywhere but none of them apply to my current situation. I removed the passenger side one by just cutting the bolt head off and then everything else just shot out from under truck which was good. With the driver side, I grinded the bolt head off and it isn’t coming out of the half moon spacer. I can turn the entire bolt with the 2 lock nuts, but Beating the half moon spacer with a hammer, heating up the entire thing, and PBlaster hasn’t done anything. Please help
     

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    Cut thru the half moon
     
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    alright I’ll do that tomorrow thanks jetas. Do you know where I can get replacements?
     
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    I got them from the dealer years ago for my old truck. Got the whole set up, bolts, half moons and nuts
     
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    Thanks jetas, called my local dealer today, $60 later (ouch, for 4 nuts and spacers) and a couple days later they said all of the hardware should be in for pickup.
     
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    Not too bad. Ran me about $40 for all the hardware for one side
     
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    Dang.. other threads I’ve seen people are saying they paid under 30 for everything. But then again some of those threads are almost a decade old. Just happy to finally drop the front end
     

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