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torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:46 pm
by 89surf
jacked truck up when ya turn the bolt the ajuster arm goes up and down on the thread but it wont adjust the height of the torsions the bolt at the top isnt turning either any ideas

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:10 pm
by jervisad
its probably rusted on need some of that special stuff i think its called rost off ice??? but im not to sure on that one

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:31 pm
by Crash bandicoot
:| ...the "bolt" at the top should be a locking nut ...22mm from memory that needs loosening first. and if it "wasn't" working the front of your truck would be sitting on the engines sump plug so to speak...so i'd say your torsion bars will need to be slid out and moved around on the spline.

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:34 pm
by tweake
put a bit of wood inbetween end of bar and floor pan. these have a nasty habit of snapping the bolt and firing the end of the torsion into the floor.

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:52 pm
by 89surf
so the bolt at the tops got to be loosened was just doing it same as last surf all i had to do was wind the bolt underneath didnt need to touch the top 1

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:12 pm
by Crash bandicoot
89surf wrote:so the bolt at the tops got to be loosened was just doing it same as last surf all i had to do was wind the bolt underneath didnt need to touch the top 1


look ah...something like this....?
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Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:55 pm
by 89surf
yea exactly like that going into get some new tyres next week so will get them to do it tryed looseing that nut then winding the bolt still made no differance the ajuster arm moves up and down but wont lift the truck up no matter which way ya wind

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:13 pm
by tweake
i think what you will find is it is going up, but only by a small amount. probably have to wind it up a lot.

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:17 pm
by 89surf
yea wound them right up and right down still no differnce going to let shop do it when go get some new muds

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:58 pm
by Smurf
Just to clarify, You had the front wheels off the ground when you tried adjusting the torsion bars?
Once you adjusted them you let the jack down so the vehicle rested on the ground? You won't see much movement as you adjust them, only when you put the weight back on.
You have probably already done this though. but just asking to make sure.

Re: torsion bars wont ajust

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:57 pm
by 89surf
yea done all that done 2 other surfs with out any probs this 1 just playing funny buggers :roll: :roll: