Torsion Bar weakening?

[Kenobi]

Has anybody ever heard of a torsion bar weakening on one side? I guess the torsion bar is basically a big spring or summat.

My car is sitting higher on one side. I want it to be the shock as thats a cheap fix.

What you guys think?

[J$£5GTT]

i have heard of a peugeot gti that was sat so low that eventually the torsion bar snapped,how true that is i dont know??

[allanr5gtt]

Has anybody ever heard of a torsion bar weakening on one side? I guess the torsion bar is basically a big spring or summat.

My car is sitting higher on one side. I want it to be the shock as thats a cheap fix.

What you guys think?

maybe if the torsion bar has been removed at one point it hasn't been put back right? it would only have to be one tooth out and one side will be lower or higher than the other.

[Kenobi]

maybe if the torsion bar has been removed at one point it hasn't been put back right? it would only have to be one tooth out and one side will be lower or higher than the other.

I thought it was a long str8 bit of metal?

Explain tooth. If you dont mind as i dont know how this works at all.

[Ross]

the 5 has 2 torsion bars kenobi that meet in the middle i.e it looks like one long bar but its actually 2 iirc so in theory you lower the 2 sides independantly so it is possible to lower one side more than the other.

[Brigsy]

Probably worn shockers causing it.

[dangerous dave]

i have heard of a peugeot gti that was sat so low that eventually the torsion bar snapped,how true that is i dont know??

im pretty sure the 106 and saxo suffer after being decked, a girl my way was being reemed for a new rear beam.. :cartman:

[Kenobi]

Probably worn shockers causing it.


The car has covered 32000 miles. i suspect the suspension is original.

I think i will hunt some rear shocks and see if that remedies it b4 I spend serious money.

[andy_wpo]

if you lower the car is possible that one torsion bar wasn't put the same like the other one

[SCHWARTZ]

jack it up remove the shocks and have a measure from the wheel arch to the centre of the hub on both sides if one is lower than the other it has prob just been adjusted wrong.

[Kenobi]

jack it up remove the shocks and have a measure from the wheel arch to the centre of the hub on both sides if one is lower than the other it has prob just been adjusted wrong.


It deffo is not the same on both sides at the rear. Who can adjust my torsion bar for me? Who can teach me how to do it? Theres a mcdonald in it for sum1.

[SCHWARTZ]

theres a few threads on ere how to do it but simplified you-
take the little plastic cap off the torsion bar (just in front of the rear wheel under the sill)
you will see a bar with a hole in it which needs to be pulled out enough to move the arms freely
spray it with lots of wd40
to pull it out you need a bolt to screw into the hole a bit of tube (exaust ect...) big washer and a nut
you wana put the nut on the bolt put the washer on after, put the bolt through the tube and screw it into the torsion bar use the nut to pull the bolt and torsion bar out.
like i said it is explained on hear and prob explained a lot better lol

[SCHWARTZ]

hear you go explains it a lot better than me
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=4803
or this one
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=458

[Markey Mark (BD)]

It deffo is not the same on both sides at the rear. Who can adjust my torsion bar for me? Who can teach me how to do it? Theres a mcdonald in it for sum1.

I'm up in 2 weeks mate, i got my trusty tool to get those bars out if needs be.

[Kenobi]

I'm up in 2 weeks mate, i got my trusty tool to get those bars out if needs be.

What drink would you like with you big mac meal?

[Kenobi]

theres a few threads on ere how to do it but simplified you-
take the little plastic cap off the torsion bar (just in front of the rear wheel under the sill)
you will see a bar with a hole in it which needs to be pulled out enough to move the arms freely
spray it with lots of wd40
to pull it out you need a bolt to screw into the hole a bit of tube (exaust ect...) big washer and a nut
you wana put the nut on the bolt put the washer on after, put the bolt through the tube and screw it into the torsion bar use the nut to pull the bolt and torsion bar out.
like i said it is explained on hear and prob explained a lot better lol


Thanks Schwartz. :agree:

[SCHWARTZ]

no wories ;)

[Kenobi]

I'm up in 2 weeks mate, i got my trusty tool to get those bars out if needs be.


Dont forget that tool Marky.

[markey b]

Dont forget that tool Marky.

32mm hub nut socket, old gearbox bolt and nut and a nice strong washer :agree: