[DMCForum] Re: Torsion Bar Issue

["twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brandon.

Just for the record, I did not suggest that you do this.  I only said 
that if MINE broke, I wouldn't trust it unless I tested it.  This 
whole welded torsion bar thing is sufficiently iffy that the only 
thing I would SUGGEST is "buy a new one".

But by torquing to 125%, I meant, twist it to 105ftlb ( the amount of 
torque the bar is normally exposed to when the door is closed, as 
measured by a friend and me), plus some arbitrary extra amount, I 
picked 25%, just to make sure it's strong enough.  If I welded mine, 
and it took a whole lot of cycles of being wound to this value of 
130something ftlb and unwound, I'd feel a little better about it.  I 
still wouldn't trust it.

Good luck.

Rick.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brandelorean" <brandelorean@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Hey Rick,
> 
> When you say torque it to 125%, do you mean turn it one full turn 
> plus a quarter turn?  Like go from 12 o clock to 1:15?   Funny 
> illustrations but it seems the only way to put it.  Well I'm going 
to 
> secure the hinge and build a jig like you suggested to test it 
out.  
> I've got some steel panels I'm going to use to surround the bar as 
I 
> torque it.  If it don't work, I'll definitely be looking for a new 
> used one etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brandon

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