Re: torsion bars

[Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>]

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I actually had the pass side bar on my 73 Dart Sport fail in late one
winter night back in the late 80's. My mom heard this "loud metallic
bang", looked outside and saw nothing because the drivers side of the
car was facing the house. I got quite a surprise the next morning when
I found the RF corner of the car on the ground, and then there's me @
17 going "WTF happened"?
-- 
Bill M
65 Coronet 500 'vert
http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html



On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
> ----- Original Message ----- 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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