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Old 11-03-2009, 13:39   #1
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Smile new with a quick question

i have a 1998 terrano 2 and im sure the torsion bar sping has gone, how easy is it to fix and is it pre tensioned?
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Old 11-03-2009, 13:41   #2
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Hi welcome Jim to the club.

what makes you think its gone?
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Old 11-03-2009, 13:50   #3
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Hi welcome Jim to the club.

what makes you think its gone?
took it to my m8 who is a mechanic and he says its prob that also its sitting on its front end at drivers side looks lowered lol, need to find a place to fix it soon and hope its kinda cheap ( as if ) and it needs special tools to be fixed which i have not got
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might be posable to reset your torsion bars. i belive the car should sit a little lower at the front any way. measure from floor to top of arch, all round. both backs should be same and fronts abot 20mm less.


so you could be lucky, and only take a very short time, have a look here

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/f...t=torsion+bars

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Old 11-03-2009, 13:58   #5
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hi jim134, has the torsion bar snapped or has the spring broke?


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hi jim134, has the torsion bar snapped or has the spring broke?


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been told spring has snapped
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Old 11-03-2009, 14:09   #7
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ah you didnt tell me that bit..

just been to get a new one or second hand one. a few Terranos are beeing broken in scotland. Ebay.

then fit and adjust
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Old 11-03-2009, 14:11   #8
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might be posable to reset your torsion bars. i belive the car should sit a little lower at the front any way. measure from floor to top of arch, all round. both backs should be same and fronts abot 20mm less.


so you could be lucky, and only take a very short time, have a look here

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/f...t=torsion+bars

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cant get into it as im not a member as YET will be within a week tho
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Old 11-03-2009, 14:16   #9
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cant get into it as im not a member as YET will be within a week tho
always good to see new members pay up
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will be a member by saturday
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Old 11-03-2009, 19:13   #11
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ah you didnt tell me that bit..

just been to get a new one or second hand one. a few Terranos are beeing broken in scotland. Ebay.

then fit and adjust
a whole new torsion bar is needed and got 1 for £30 so hopefully get it fixed soon!! cheers for advice peeps
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Old 11-03-2009, 21:02   #12
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hi jim134, has the torsion bar snapped or has the spring broke?


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Hi tezzer. The totsion bar IS the spring !!




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sorry miles away, it's been one of them days, i think a little supp of something is on the cards later.




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sorry miles away, it's been one of them days, i think a little supp of something is on the cards later.




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