409 Torsion bars

[Anne]

Thank you Roger.
Your methodology for resetting torsion bars is fine and something I had considered, but will need some help LOL
I see that you agree with me that by backing off the left side I should have seen some results....so a mystery? I will try and figure that one out and in the meantime soak the "guilty" sections in penetrating fluid.

Anne

[PEU186F]

Anne

I certainly would have expected some result, I'd expect the car to come down about three or four inches on that side when the adjuster is taken from right in to right out. So, yes, a mystery given that the front of the torsion bar isn't seized in its mounting (if it had been it would quickly have become apparent that the adjuster wasn't bearing any load) and neither the back of the bar, the suspension arm, or the the shock absorber is siezed given that you can easily bounce the car on that corner on its worn shocks.

But continue to bear in mind that it was the other side that dropped. Now why, I wonder, would that have happened? Torsion bars do age over time, but usually both sag at much the same rate, so what has caused that side to drop?

Do please fill us in when you find either answer.

Roger

[Anne]

I will ....after fitting it in with other projects.
At present it seems to be 3/4" down on the right and I am finding some response to the left adjustment. There is a little more to go so it will help.
I suppose that in the "big picture" it's not too bad.
Will do some driving as soon as the rain stops. Note that the car has been sitting since November so a shake down won't hurt.

Anne