Re: Roof kink

[jtrealty@xxxx]

It depends. If the warp or kink is from letting the anchor bracket 
loose during adjusting the torsion bar it means the "T" panel has to 
be removed and straightened out. The bigger problem could be that the 
fiberglass that the anchor bracket is attached to is broken or flexing 
as you open or close the door. If this is the case everything has to 
be removed and repaired either by fiberglass repair methods or adding 
a steel bracket across the back section. If the warp or kink comes and 
goes as you open and close the doors the anchor bracket is moving. Be 
warned adjusting, removing or replacing the torsion bars requires the 
proper tools and experience or you could get hurt and or damage the 
rear glass and "T" panel. You don't need to remove the torsion bars to 
remove the "T" panel but you do need to remove both of them to fix the 
anchors or the fiberglass. Be careful not to scratch the torsion bars!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, RFLRKV@xxxx wrote:
> A previous owner over torqued the driver side 'tension bar' on my 
'81; 
> putting a warp in the stainless steel 't' section. If I relieve the 
tension, 
> will it go away; or am I in for some body work? Anybody?