Re: Please HELP my worst nightmare

["Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxx>]

Rick and List - I thought that I would briefly address the "scratched 
torsion bar" issue ... if the scratch is not too deep, it can be 
blended out, reducing the chance of the scratch initiating a crack. 
Take the bar out, and clean it thoroughly with degreaser or mild 
solvent. Obtain a fine rounded metal file, and gently file the area 
until you eliminate the scratch, using a 20:1 blend ratio. What this 
means is that, if you have a scratch that is .020" deep, you would 
blend out an area approximately .40 wide, tapering from the edges to 
the "bottom" of the scratch. The blend should be equal on both sides 
of the scratch. Try to make the filing as smooth as possible. When 
the scratch is no longer evident, use fine emery cloth or sand paper 
(use nothing with iron or iron oxide!) to sand the blend as smooth as 
you can get it. This procedure should minimize the stress riser in 
the area of the scratch, and give you a better chance of not 
experiencing fatigue failure of the bar due to a crack initiation at 
the scratch.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxx> wrote:
> My passenger side torsion bar has also been scratched by contact 
with the hinge.