Dear Jim,
Apparently your Dad and my stepfather went to the same "school." He sold
Pontiacs in the 60s and that was one of the things that were said about
Chryslers at that time-- that the torsion bars will break. Therefore
they're not safe, therefore buy my ______ instead.
However, as several people on this list pointed out to me, torsion bars
could & did break. So the story is not entirely a lie. Whether they broke
as often as competing salespeople led folks to believe . . . that's another
story.
MM
Jim H Fielding wrote:
> We had a 72 and the buzzing sound rom under the dash sounds like it might
> be the "headlamps are still on" warning. The seatbelt buzzer sounds
> different and is actually part of the horn relay. The headlamp doors do
> sag after a while. They can be fixed. I have done it but I just can't
> remember how right now.
>
> As for the torsion bars breaking, I doubt that has ever happened except
> in the minds of people who made a living selling cars not made by
> Chrysler Corp. My dad sold used cars while in college and they were
> taught to say that whenever they wanted to sell someone something besides
> a Chrysler. The bard are adjustable. You can't do some front end
> repairs without having to adjust them. It just takes a big wrench and
> it helps to have the car's weight off the wheels. The only real concern
> is the possability that a major bushing or something like that is bad and
> causing the sag. Adjusting the torsion bars will bring the car back to
> the correct height but won't solve that problem if its there.
>
> Hopefully someone will have the answer on your headlight doors.
>
> Best of luck.
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