RE: Torsion Bar failure?

["Montgomery, Ken" <kenm@xxxx>]

 Richard,

Your door opens too fast?? The gas strut is not too hard to replace. The
torsion bar is something I would never touch. It's very dangerous and should
only be done by someone with the right tools and experience. The club is
going to have a tech session next year with Don Steiger, One of the things
he can do is adjust the torsion bars. 

The easiest way to tell if the bar needs adjusting is to remove the strut
and see where the door wants to be. With the strut off the door should hang
open a few inches (depending on the temperature). If your door is opening
too fast perhaps someone set the torsion bar up too high before you got the
car.

Ken
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Ken Montgomery	Sacramento, CA VIN #10911 'OUTTIME'
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RJRavalli@xxxx [mailto:RJRavalli@xxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:12 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DML] Torsion Bar failure?
> 
> 
> My driver's side strut is gone too (door opens too fast) so I 
> am very careful and gentle with opening my door. So far I've 
> had nothing give way, but I like you am now freshly scared by 
> this conversation. I just wish there was someone in this 
> area who could look at my torsion bars for me, adjust them if 
> necessary, and help me replace my gas strut. (Are the struts 
> just as difficult to replace as the torsion bar?)
> 
> Richard 
> Modesto, CA (Would any Northern Cal DeLorean owners be 
> willing to help me out for a small fee?)
> 
> 
> 
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