[DMCForum] Re: DPNW Lock Actuators. (Torsion Bars).

["ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew -

What Rich said. My torsion bars haven't been adjusted yet, either. The
doors open more forcefully than I'd like so I am using my hand to stop
them gently before they bounce at the end of their travel. As soon as
I get a chance to meet up with someone in the Pacific Northwest who
can help me with this, I'll be turning down the torsion on mine a few
clicks.

If your bars currently open just fine, you'll probably want to have
them turned down the next time you take your car in for service after
this install. There's no hurry, just be careful with your doors in the
meantime (don't let them bounce too much).

-Ryan

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> Honestly Andrew, it depends on how good your gas struts are, and how 
> tight your t-bars are now. If your doors droop at all, then they will 
> probably just open correctly after the actuators are installed. If 
> they "fly" open now, then you might consider having it done soon.
> 
> In my opinion, if the doors "bounce" more than once after they hit 
> the stops then you're too tight. Even temperature has an effect on 
> how the doors open. Down in TX, the heat will make the gas expand in 
> the shock so the doors will open more forcefully.
> 
> If you just can't pay to have 'em adjusted now, "ride" the door open 
> with the strap or handle to the stops so they don't bounce. Advise 
> your passengers to do the same. That's what I did until Dave 
> Titlebaum adjusted mine at the Spring Social in NY.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Rich A.
> #5335
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew <aos+yahoo@xxxx> wrote:
> > Ryan, based on your review, I went ahead and ordered a set for 
> myself.  My 
> > passenger side solenoid has been dying for about a year and has 
> become 
> > very unreliable.  This sounds like just the solution I need.
> > 
> > I need to fix my passenger side window (it falls off the track), so 
> what 
> > better time to get this stuff all taken care of?  :)
> > 
> > Question for you, if you know...  You mentioned a t-bar adjustment 
> to 
> > balance the reduction in weight.  Is this adjustment an absolute 
> necessity 
> > or just preferred?  I don't have the expertise to do the adjustment 
> > myself, and although DMCH is local to me and could certainly do it 
> for me, 
> > it'd honestly probably be more convenient if I just had them do it 
> next 
> > time they have my car for some stuff, which could be serveral 
> months.
> > 
> > -andrew

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