Hi Paul. I generally don't offer speculative advice, that is, advice to try something I haven't actually already done, but I figure if you're contemplating deliberately breaking your torsion bar, you must be pretty desperate. If my torsion bar were as stuck in the plate as yours seems to be, I would: Loosen the plate bolts about 1mm, and pry out the plate the same 1mm, and shim the plate away from the underbody. If I had hardened bolts of the correct size kicking around, I'd install them one at a time instead of the stock bolts. With the bolts loosened about 1mm, I'd hit the torsion bar with a hammer and a punch, something about the diameter of the torsion bar head, axially, at the the head. Hopefully, this would move the torsion bar in 1 mm. If it did, I would lubricate the torsion bar with penetrating oil, then remove the shims from behind the plate, and retighten the plate bolts, to pull the oil into the joint. I would do this bit with the door open to lower the torsion, and supported by a person, who has been made aware that when I hit the thing, that the door might suddenly become heavier, should the torsion bar break. I would repeat the process with progressive larger gaps behind the plate, until it became likely the the torsion bar plate could be detached from the torsion bar normally, or until the plate looked too prone to rotating into something, at which point I'd abort. I know you're a clever and resourceful guy, I remember the pictures of how you raised your underbody off your frame, I thought that was cool, so maybe there are reasons you see why this proposed procedure wouldn't work. Anyway, good luck. Rick. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Paul Salsbury <paul.salsbury@xxxx> wrote: > I have adjusted a torsion bar before, in fact I have > replaced one as my drivers side snapped!!! so I know > what I'm doing and the dangers involved. I removed the > louvres to do this job. > > The reason I wanted to build the jig, was that I was > hoping it would help me with my Passenger side issue. > > I can not get the splined plate/bracket off of the bar > to adjust it, and thought the jig would help in the > process as there would be a little more support for > the tools. > > I'm seriously considering deliberately snapping the > bar and replacing it completely, too many passengers > have lumps on their heads from a droopy door..... > > Paul > > www.dmc12.tk > > --- Walter Coe <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > --------------------------------- > I have a copy of the torsion bar jig. Give me a snail > mail address and I'll > send you a photo copy of it. I don't have it in > electronic form. Basically > this is just a wooden jig that allows adjustment of > the torsion bar without > removing the rear louvers. The only advantage to > using it is that you don't > have to remove the rear louvers. There are a few > disadvantages: > > You need a really long-ass extension for your ratchet. > > You probably shouldn't be adjusting the torsion bars > unless you first know > that the sub-T-panel has not come unglued. It bothers > me when I see guys > adjusting torsion bars at shows while it is obvious > that the sub-panel is > loose and causing problems such as raising the T-panel > causing it to catch > and bend against the louvers (and then of course > cracking the louvers too). > A loose sub-panel will also allow the torsion bars to > move closer to the > hinges where it will rub on them. > > Personally, I never plan to build one of these jigs or > even use one if I had > it. Removing the louvers isn't a big deal especially > if you use a swivel > extension on your ratchet to reach the hinges. > > Walt > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service. > > ______________________________________________________________________ __ > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! > Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1706996/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30509&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1706996/rand=138440028> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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