RE: IML: torsion bar adjustment

[Crownking <crownking62@xxxxxxxxx>]

Friends:

We have had reports of torsion bars snapping over the years on the IML.  One would want to make sure one's head and upper torso were well away from the bar should it snap.  Also, since the car tends to drop to the frame when the bar snaps so it is a good idea to make sure you have your car well supported with jackstands whenever you are adjusting a torsion bar.

 

Be safe out there.

RandalPark@xxxxxxx wrote:

I would be very curious to know why the car is sitting uneven in the first place. Usually this is casued by something other than an "adjustment". Since it is likely that the original adjustment made the car sit even, something may have deterorated to create this condition. Cranking on that bolt may cause further damage. I would highly suggest taking the car to a QUALIFIED front end shop to have it inspected, and possibly repaired professionally.

Paul W.

In an email dated 10/8/2005 4:51:28 pm GMT Daylight time, Kenyon Wills writes:

>> I was under the car on Sunday, and there is no bolt
>> under the lower
>> suspension A arm. There is one large bolt in the
>> front of the torsion bar,
>> and one on the end.
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>I know that everyone is pointing to the solenoid
>regarding the clicking noise, and that's likely what
>it is, but in case you want to revisit the torsion
>bars on your car;
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>Follow the torsion bar back to where it lands on the
>frame.  This would be about where the firewall goes
>down and where your heel would rest when driving.
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>There you'll find the Torsion Bar adjuster bolts.
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>I strongly suggest that you look up the procedure in
>your FSM to do it right.  The info here is good, but a
>bit of a patchwork approach to learning it and doing
>it correctly.  There are ways to measure with a tape
>to see if things are correct or not.
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>You didn't say which year you have, or if you did, I
>can't remember.  Take a look at this:
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>There is a diagram on this page that shows how the
>bolt actuates the arm and what it looks like:
>http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1964/FSM/html/02-004.htm
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>-and the page prior shows how to measure a 1964 car to
>ensure factory specs are or are not present:
>http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1964/FSM/html/02-003.htm
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>Also:
>http://imperialclub.com/Repair/Suspension/height.htm
>http://imperialclub.com/Repair/Suspension/torsion.htm
>http://imperialclub.com/Repair/Lit/Master/133/index.htm
>http://imperialclub.com/Repair/Lit/Master/146/index.htm
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