I don't recall if the adjustment has enough range to compensate for a 60 degree mis-clocking of the bar, but theoretically, it should be quite easy to find out. What is involved in letting all the torsion off and slipping the bar out, rotating it 60 degrees, and sliding it back in? Maybe there's more to this than meets the eye, so reading up on this process in the FSM is probably worth your while. If feasible, it's worth a try on one of your days off. You could also estimate the range of adjustment by noting the length of the threads and the length of the lever arm at the adjustment. While you're at it, it's worth verifying that he didn't get one bar in backwards, (if that is possible). I believe they are marked on the rear end to prevent this, but if they are the same size on each end, who knows what might have happened? Regarding the "dead man's car" comment - I recall that Cadillac marketed to the ladies; perhaps the Lincoln was also. I do recall the Cadillac ads; they definitely emphasized the maneuverability. They had very quick steering, and a noticeably nimble feel - actually very pleasant cars to drive in traffic and to park, and that 472 pulled like a train! The Imperial ads always mentioned the superb road manners, and appealed to the high speed long distance driver. Not as high speed as you, however, D^2! Dick Benjamin (69 and 70 Coupe deVilles in his past) -----Original Message----- From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Here is a question. When my mechanic rebuilt the transmission the last time on my LeBaron, he said that he ran out of adjustment in the driver side torsion bar, but the other had plenty of threads left (he had to remove the cross member that the torsion bar attaches to remove the transmission). That looks fishy to me. I am wondering, is it possible that he missed the hex location on the cross member by one flat (I guess that would be 60 degrees) and that's why he had to tighten it all the way? He says if you miss a flat, you will never be able to put it on. Any thoughts? It has been a while since I reinstalled torsion bars on my other 68. > car. The feeling amongst those who seemed to know was that the Imperial was > a superb "driver's" car, but probably not as quiet or soft riding as the > Cadillac or Lincoln. I suppose the Cadillacs and Loncolns were the dead man's car. Or may be, the car for the very old that need no excitement! D^2 ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm