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Schakal
29-08-2011, 20:22
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 ?
michael tierney
29-08-2011, 20:34
maybe the bar actually sheared!
Schakal
31-08-2011, 19:00
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/c249/evrenfenci/19badboy.jpg
Big Steve - Raider
31-08-2011, 19:04
Didn't know you had a Chamade tucked away Shackity Shak?! ;)
Bigfoot
31-08-2011, 19:16
Phase 1 chamade at that :cool:
5teve L
31-08-2011, 19:35
Bars snapped prob, my bosses old courier van did the same.
Schakal
31-08-2011, 20:26
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:
Schakal
31-08-2011, 20:28
bad picture but ,this is how the rear is normaly

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/r19oinsnow.jpg
Big Steve - Raider
31-08-2011, 20:31
:rolleyes: Bleedin Wales!

Snow in August!
Schakal
06-09-2011, 18:43
They sheared off allright :eek::eek:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/S8005657.jpg

and here are the replacements i made earlier :cooter:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/S8005651.jpg
5teve L
06-09-2011, 20:27
:agree:
Schakal
09-09-2011, 10:49
ready to refurb spare axle and swap bits over :agree:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/evrenfenci/S8005666.jpg
paul b
10-09-2011, 21:46
Blimey... never seen it before in all my years on my back... (under cars) ;)