Torsion Bars

[Steppy]

Whilst crawling under my TM wire brushing off rust from the axle and frame in preparation for sealing and painting, I looked at the torsion bars where they terminate in the boxes with the adjusting bolts. The TM is opened and I noticed that some of the torsion bars were not in contact with the adjusting bolts. Is that normal? I had some difficulty raising the front half as I recall and will want to refresh myself on the proper methods to adjust the torsion bars after I get the new brakes, bearings and wheels re-installed. The weather here in Southern MD has been too cold for me to seal and paint the frame under the TM. I want to get all the frame nearest the tires done before putting them back on so they aren’t in the way. Sigh 😔

[Larryjb]

My bolts also do not contact the torsion bars. Worse yet, the bolts are bottomed out and the shell tends to tip sideways as it closes.

I'll be down in Anaheim CA later in the year, and there is a TM dealer (or former dealer) who may be able to help us out with torsion bars.
The torsion bars are supposed to have a lifetime warrantee to the original owner. I wonder if the new owners would honor that warrantee? If you were buying from an original owner and found that the torsion bars required replacement, it would be a good idea to see if the original owner could get a warrantee replacement.

This is likely more trouble than it's worth.

As for torsion bar adjustment, I recall somewhere on this forum some mention that the torsion bars should be first adjusted so that the bolt just contacts the torsion bar when the shell is open. Then the bolt is tightened or loosened a specified number of turns. I can no longer find that post so if some one knows, please tell me!

[Steppy]

Here's a post I found about torsion bar adjustment
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...adjust+torsion