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| oakdalecurtis |
 Jul 25 2016, 03:28 PM
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Oakdalecurtis  Group: Members Posts: 1,346 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California 
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If your engine cover opens weakly with not enough torsion spring power, here's a simple and easy fix. Just take a one inch section of half inch diameter delron rod and drill a quarter inch hole through it. Then pry the end of the torsion bar up with a screwdriver and slide the plastic tube on it. The tension on the rod will keep the spacer in place, and you can sequentially add up to four spacers total, one on each end of both rods maximum. That way you can increase opening power as you add each spacer and decide when it's opening power is just right. This picture shows you the plan.
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Jul 25 2016, 04:04 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,373 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(oakdalecurtis @ Jul 25 2016, 01:28 PM)  If your engine cover opens weakly with not enough torsion spring power, here's a simple and easy fix. Just take a one inch section of half inch diameter delron rod and drill a quarter inch hole through it. Then pry the end of the torsion bar up with a screwdriver and slide the plastic tube on it. The tension on the rod will keep the spacer in place, and you can sequentially add up to four spacers total, one on each end of both rods maximum. That way you can increase opening power as you add each spacer and decide when it's opening power is just right. This picture shows you the plan. That is very clever. The manual suggests bending the rods to adjust. At least the Haynes manual. This is way simpler. |
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| oakdalecurtis |
Jul 25 2016, 05:12 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,346 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(worn @ Jul 25 2016, 03:04 PM) QUOTE(oakdalecurtis @ Jul 25 2016, 01:28 PM) If your engine cover opens weakly with not enough torsion spring power, here's a simple and easy fix. Just take a one inch section of half inch diameter delron rod and drill a quarter inch hole through it. Then pry the end of the torsion bar up with a screwdriver and slide the plastic tube on it. The tension on the rod will keep the spacer in place, and you can sequentially add up to four spacers total, one on each end of both rods maximum. That way you can increase opening power as you add each spacer and decide when it's opening power is just right. This picture shows you the plan. That is very clever. The manual suggests bending the rods to adjust. At least the Haynes manual. This is way simpler. Thank you, it's a simple solution, easy to install, reversible and controllable for opening power! All the criteria I like in a fix! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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