Hood torsion spring mechanism.
- Thread starter halboyles
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Thank you Thomas, will do.
They can be repaired by welding.
Yep, LS arm separated from cross rod.on my Coupe. Took it to local machine shop and they welded it up pretty quick.
I've gathered a diy on it. It's in the diy section.
Most common failure is the tube tearing at the weld; the tube is (too) thin walled.
Most common failure is the tube tearing at the weld; the tube is (too) thin walled.
@ChasC Wrt to the too short tube - i have one as well that looks like would fit e9, but it is about 10mm too narrow. Everything else is ide tical to the mm.
I'm thinking those came off an 2000CS.
Well i think they are about as valuable as a broken e9 one : replace with a correct length higher wall thickeness tube, reweld it back (at the correct amgles and such), and it's ready.
Can i ask you to measure both up for me, just have a double check about the lenths of both?
I can measure both of the torsion bars I have: the one that was too short (not sure of the reason why) and the replacement I recently purchased that fits snugly and works perfectly. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do that until next Tuesday night ... but I will then.
This may be more information than you were looking for, but here it is ....
Here are the measurements for the torsion bars, I think these are very close, but the two measurements are an apple & orange comparison.
The short bar is 41" or 104.14 cm
The long bar is 42.9" or 109 cm
The short bar is currently not installed, so I was able to measure just the bar itself.
Unfortunately I can not accurately measure the long bar now that it is installed as the mounting hardware makes that impossible - and it is was a battle to install it.
The long bar was measured by the seller whom I bought it from; see photos.
However, his measurements are not of "just the bar" but from the extremes of the mounting hardware, the distance between the mounts on the hood - so his 109 cm is a bit longer than just the tubes themselves.
However, before installing the long bar in my E9, I did take a photo of the difference in length of just the two bars. I would approximate the difference in their length to be closer to 1.25" or 3.2 cm, not the 2" or 5 cm from the two measurements above.
I also have photos of the short bar with spacers installed (which did not work well at all!!) and the long bar installed, which was a very snug fit and took a little banging to get it in place. I have also included a photo of the arm welding repair that was done to the shorter bar.
I have no use for the short bar, if you could use it LMK
Hope this helps!
Here are the measurements for the torsion bars, I think these are very close, but the two measurements are an apple & orange comparison.
The short bar is 41" or 104.14 cm
The long bar is 42.9" or 109 cm
The short bar is currently not installed, so I was able to measure just the bar itself.
Unfortunately I can not accurately measure the long bar now that it is installed as the mounting hardware makes that impossible - and it is was a battle to install it.
The long bar was measured by the seller whom I bought it from; see photos.
However, his measurements are not of "just the bar" but from the extremes of the mounting hardware, the distance between the mounts on the hood - so his 109 cm is a bit longer than just the tubes themselves.
However, before installing the long bar in my E9, I did take a photo of the difference in length of just the two bars. I would approximate the difference in their length to be closer to 1.25" or 3.2 cm, not the 2" or 5 cm from the two measurements above.
I also have photos of the short bar with spacers installed (which did not work well at all!!) and the long bar installed, which was a very snug fit and took a little banging to get it in place. I have also included a photo of the arm welding repair that was done to the shorter bar.
I have no use for the short bar, if you could use it LMK
Hope this helps!
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stphers
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I wonder if you could just add a sleeve over the tube before welding on the side brackets I have never seen an issue with the center part of the tube, just at each end where the brackets are welded on Maybe about 6-8 inches long? Just a thought
Thanks, Rick
Thanks, Rick
to make the tube longer? I don't see why not, assuming you could get the sleeve on to the tube over the end of the springs that stick out. Another issue is I have no idea what is going on INSIDE the tube with the springs, etc. - may create an issue?? Is it one long spring or two springs, one at each end??