Renault 19 torsion bar snap / slip ??
Got in the car ,pulled on to the street and after 50 yards ,i hear a massive bang which felt like it came from passenger side rear . I pull over and check tyres etc and i notice the
arse of the car sitting much lower than i remember ,i get back in and drive to the garage where the back of the car is kangarooing and lack of springing is getting more obvious .
By the time i get to the garage the car is stting so low ,you cant see the side wall on the tyres as they are hidden behind the arches .
I am assuming splines on the torsion bar have rusted and slipped a notch or 2 :confused::confused:
but still how the hell :scratch: The setup is similar to r5 gtt only wider axle .
Any ideas what it could be people ?
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maybe the bar actually sheared!
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something has deffo sheared looking at this picture :cartman:
luckily i have a spare rear axle to be refurbed and fitted on there :p
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...i/19badboy.jpg
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Didn't know you had a Chamade tucked away Shackity Shak?! ;)
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Phase 1 chamade at that :cool:
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Bars snapped prob, my bosses old courier van did the same.
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Originally Posted by
Big Steve - Raider
Didn't know you had a Chamade tucked away Shackity Shak?! ;)
Completely standard apart from the wheels matey mate :smokin:
If she did not have 2 new rear arches , full respray , new clutch and g/b
,gearbox ,new rad and a brand new mot a month ago ,i would have scrapped
the hell out of her because of this :mad:
But i will have to fix her instead ,which means i will have to practice my
rear axle refurbing skills again :cooter:
@5teve L ,
I have lifted up and have a look mate , all 4 bars seem fine .
I will keep this thread updated as i go along :agree:
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:rolleyes: Bleedin Wales!
Snow in August!
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ready to refurb spare axle and swap bits over :agree:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...i/S8005666.jpg
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Blimey... never seen it before in all my years on my back... (under cars) ;)