Aileron Torque Rod

I don't know what kind of wing you have or for what aircraft but the only way I know of to replace a broken torque rod is to cut away the part of the trailing edge that holds the rod and sleeve to the wing, replace the rod and/or sleeve, and then, depending on the condition of the removed trailing edge, re-glue or re-manufacture and then glue the trailing edge back into place.

Since most torque rods that I am familiar with are music wire, how on earth did you manage to break the rod without major damage to the rest of the airframe??