[DML] Re: Bar adjustment or new struts

[Hank Breer <hbreer@xxxx>]

Fil,

You probably have already performed the test and don't realize it. Did the
driver's door droop last year in cold weather? If not, then it is time to
replace your struts. They are a little pricey - about 65.00 each, and tightening
the torsion bar will improve things for a while, but unless you have a
KNOWLEDGEABLE person do the adjustment, you risk doing major damage to your D.
(MANY times the cost of a new strut.)

Hank Breer

eurojet wrote:
> 
> After a good year I finally have a droopy driver's side door. Of course the
> cooler weather doesn't help. Now, someone told me that the torsion bars
> should never be adjusted and that new struts alone should help. What's the
> deal and how do I give my door a good test to see which it really needs? I
> don't know the age of the current struts but how long should a good pair
> last anyway? Tired of looking uncool at the gas station... Fil Vigil.
> 
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