Had to rebuild my roof on my 1989 shadow cruiser. Had no idea of the torsion bar, so never paid attention to how it was put together.
A previous owner had tore up one of the rear corners, and made an abomination of the repair. Everything from some type of fiber board and metal plates, all covered with every type of sealant from silicone to epoxy. Ugly as hell, but the repair was sturdy and has never leaked, so I decided to leave it alone. Plus, trying to tear it off looked like it would do more damage than good.
Gathering up the frame parts to put everything back together was the first time I noticed the torsion bar. There was only one, and we spent hours looking for the second one. Looked on line and found the one diagram that shows only one bar in the right side and figured that was how the system worked. Now I think the bad repair owner pitched the second torsion bar.
Going to put it back together with the one torsion bar back in the right side because of time and money and need advice on positioning of the bar. I used it this way for 11 years.
The 6 facets on the bar only allows you to position it at 3 angles, 2 of which look like the only choice. 45 degrees pointing toward the inside or beyond 90 degrees pointing slightly outward. The 45 seems like not enough, and the 90 looks like it would end up putting too much torque on bar.
Any advice appreciated. I will try and post pics.
Paul.
A previous owner had tore up one of the rear corners, and made an abomination of the repair. Everything from some type of fiber board and metal plates, all covered with every type of sealant from silicone to epoxy. Ugly as hell, but the repair was sturdy and has never leaked, so I decided to leave it alone. Plus, trying to tear it off looked like it would do more damage than good.
Gathering up the frame parts to put everything back together was the first time I noticed the torsion bar. There was only one, and we spent hours looking for the second one. Looked on line and found the one diagram that shows only one bar in the right side and figured that was how the system worked. Now I think the bad repair owner pitched the second torsion bar.
Going to put it back together with the one torsion bar back in the right side because of time and money and need advice on positioning of the bar. I used it this way for 11 years.
The 6 facets on the bar only allows you to position it at 3 angles, 2 of which look like the only choice. 45 degrees pointing toward the inside or beyond 90 degrees pointing slightly outward. The 45 seems like not enough, and the 90 looks like it would end up putting too much torque on bar.
Any advice appreciated. I will try and post pics.
Paul.
