Re: torsion bars

[Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marked  torsion bars.
Sometimes a bar can fail from a gouge or mark. When torsion bars first came 
out in 1957 I was alive. It was not uncommon to be sitting at the dinner 
table and hear a load bang outside only to discover your 57 fury was sitting 
lobsided due to a broken torsion bar. It took a few years to discover why 
and cure it. It was discovered that many of the premature failures were 
caused by stones getting in the back section where the bar mounts and the 
working action would actually gouge the bar as the stone rubbed against it. 
Eventually it would fail at that end not unlike a piece of glass that breaks 
where it is scored. They installed the boots to prevent stones from getting 
in there and the problem virtually disappeared. It is wise not to put any 
marks on your bars for that reason. It could give trouble a place to start. 
I personaly try to avoid it.
Don
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From: "cathrich" <cathrich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "mopar forum" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: torsion bars


> following the thread on torsion bar removal & am curious about the 
> importance of not marking them. what happens if they get marked? richard 
> [oz]
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