Torsion Bar Issues

1. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

   #1 13th October 2007, 18:17

   My Vtr Used To Be Around 4 Inches Off The Ground At The Back.
   Just Put It Through Mot And Had To Change The Complete Rear
   Beam. It Now Looks Like A Hot Rod!
   Got A Mate To Look At It Today, Although He's A Great Mechanic
   He Does'nt Work On Cars So Does'nt Know The In's / Out's Of The
   Torsion Bar.
   Can Anyone Give Us Anyu Clues?
2. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #2 13th October 2007, 18:19

   Dumb moment but do you mean it looked slammed?
   
   If so the part they used could have been either re-con or from another saxo/pug which was already lowered
3. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #3 13th October 2007, 18:19

   Why did you have to put a new rear beam on it?
4. Davidp Saxperience Addict Joined: May 2006 Posts: 12553

   #4 13th October 2007, 18:19

   I don't understand what you're after?
5. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #5 13th October 2007, 18:22

   More info for a better answer dude
6. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

   #6 13th October 2007, 18:32

   Im Trying To Lower It Back How It Was.
   I Supplied The Rear Beam 2nd Hand And It
   Had'nt Been Lowered.
   It Looks Like A 4x4 On The Back End!
7. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #7 13th October 2007, 18:34

   Needs time to settle on your car but i would have got it lowered when the new bar went on
   and lost the range rover look
8. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

   #8 13th October 2007, 18:38

   The Stupid %&*£$ Did'nt Give Me An Option.
9. Ant_Jackson Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Mold - N.Wales Posts: 687

   #9 13th October 2007, 18:43

   Obviously you didn't ask him
10. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

    #10 13th October 2007, 18:46

    Call Me Old Fasioned, But I Thought The Car Would Have Been Given Back To Me The Same State It Went In?
11. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #11 13th October 2007, 18:47

    Are you going to lower it yourself?
12. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

    #12 13th October 2007, 18:49

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by elwood Call Me Old Fasioned, But I Thought The Car Would Have Been Given Back To Me The Same State It Went In?

    
    If you only asked the bloke to fit the rear beam then thats all hes going to do.How much did it cost by the way?
13. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

    #13 13th October 2007, 19:05

    Im Doing It By My Self. I Was Told To Get A Complete Rear Beam To Save Money. Was Not Told Anything About Ride Height.
    Beam Cost £230, Labour Cost £175.
    Hence Diy Lowering.
    Got It Stripped Today But Could Not Pull Out
    Torstion Bar? Dont Know If It Is Siezed Or We Are Missing Something?
14. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #14 13th October 2007, 19:13

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by redbullet07 Needs time to settle on your car

    Torsion bars dont need time to settle. Theyre virtually immediately at their 'settled' height. Just front springs that take time.
    
    There are a few good ways to sort out the rear torsion bars.
    
    Im guessing you've already removed the torx bolts in each end of both torsion bars? and that on the side that the bar is ocming out you've also removed the off centre'd washer that stops it from moving about on its own?
    
    If you have then you'll need to drown it a fair bit in a cleaning/lubricating agent, take your pick whether it be WD40 or something a little more hardcore.
    
    Then if you have one use a slide hammer (you can get these from screwfix for £11.99 if you dont have one) buy a M8 bolt thats of sufficient length and use that as the attachment to the slide hammer that you'll be pulling out from, make sure that its screwed in a good length else you pulling will just kill the torsion bars inner thread.
    
    The other method can be done using basic tools from around your garage- PM Stevenet15 about this as he's got some good working diagrams of this method.
    
    Hope that helps
15. elwood Newbie Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6

    #15 13th October 2007, 19:18

    SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK THEN. USED A 2lb SLIDE HAMMER BUT IT DID NOT WANT TO BUDGE. LEFT IT SOAKING IN WD40 FOR THE MOMENT