[DML] Re: Driver Side Torsion Unit

["daveswingle2" <swingle_dmc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My original comment was not directed at the bar or its design, it was directed at the idea of turning the bar up higher (tighter) to overcome a weak strut. Struts are cheap, torsion bars and hinges are not.

My pet peeve is cars coming in with struts date-stamped sometime in the mid-80s and the door actually works. You KNOW that torsion bar and hinge are under way too much stress. 

Sorry for any confusion.

Dave s


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daniel Plakosh <dplakosh2@...> wrote:
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> Martin,
> 
> There could be many causes for the hinge failures (such as hinges that have voids in the metal in some spots - could be a manufacturing defects that  got through QA). These hinges may fail regardless of which torsion bar is used. Unfortunately, I've seen many times that common sense does



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