rear torsion bar.

27th September 2006, 19:09

i started to get a tinging noise from under my car so i took it to the garage to see if he could find out what it was while i bounced the car up and down. he said the noise is coming from the torsion bar. he siad it sounds like the bearings have gone. can i change the bearings or is it a new torsion bar? he said the sound is coming from behind the plate for the torsion bar. am gona take wheel off this weekend and look behind the plate. has anyone else had this problem before. help much apprieciated.

27th September 2006, 19:14

i get like pingy tingy rattle noise! have no clue what it is, ive had no problems and its been through a mot and a service, have you checked the tightness of the m8 anti roll bar bolt, i found i didnt even have one and have yet to attempt at tighten the other

27th September 2006, 19:19

will have a look this weekend. does it have a lubricant in the torsion bar? if so could it have gone dry.

27th September 2006, 22:54

there's a 13mm bolt that holds the anti-roll bar end plates in (one at both sides), they get all rusty and covered in shit and the plates start to slip ever so slighty as the suspension is compressed. undo them (plenty of wd40 as they can and do snap the heads off), then copper grease them, refit and it should go away.

28th September 2006, 00:15

I had this on mine, I did what sean said and it stopped.

28th September 2006, 06:14

thanks lads going to have a go when i get in from work.