R1cho
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ok heres a little writeup with pics for re-indexing the torsions
Firstly jack the front end up under the main x-member
then get ya arse dirty and get under the truck, what you need to do is remove these two nuts
then remove the adjusting bolt
when you do this the truck will move at the front end this is normal, i'm only telling you so you are prepared for it
next slide back the rubber boot that is hiding the circlip
then remove the circlip
goto the front of the truck and slide back the rubber boot that is there
when you have done that draw or scratch a reference line on the torsion bar and the torsion mount, there isn't one on the pic but you get the idea
now go back to the other end where you removed the adjusting bolt and nuts from
if you look at the pic with the circlip again you can see it has a lip on it, there is another lip on the opposite side these like to catch on the xmember the way i got around this was to jack up the wishbone a touch so it just sort of floated in the air, now the fun bit, you need to pull the torsion bar towards the back of the truck, sometimes they stick i just use a hammer and chisel to move them back till the splines are free
when it has come out you will see the splines come out of the mounting bracket at the front
now you need to turn the bar towards the opposite side of the truck by one maybe two splines, thats why i said draw the line it acts as a reference point to where the splines originally sat.
push bar back in and replace adjust bolt and nuts then re-tighten upto the height you wanted (ideally you want it a touch lower than the back )
then go for a drive round to bed them in if height drops again you should just be able to use the adjusting bolt and nuts to get back to where you want. hope this has helped
Firstly jack the front end up under the main x-member
then get ya arse dirty and get under the truck, what you need to do is remove these two nuts
then remove the adjusting bolt
when you do this the truck will move at the front end this is normal, i'm only telling you so you are prepared for it
next slide back the rubber boot that is hiding the circlip
then remove the circlip
goto the front of the truck and slide back the rubber boot that is there
when you have done that draw or scratch a reference line on the torsion bar and the torsion mount, there isn't one on the pic but you get the idea
now go back to the other end where you removed the adjusting bolt and nuts from
if you look at the pic with the circlip again you can see it has a lip on it, there is another lip on the opposite side these like to catch on the xmember the way i got around this was to jack up the wishbone a touch so it just sort of floated in the air, now the fun bit, you need to pull the torsion bar towards the back of the truck, sometimes they stick i just use a hammer and chisel to move them back till the splines are free
when it has come out you will see the splines come out of the mounting bracket at the front
now you need to turn the bar towards the opposite side of the truck by one maybe two splines, thats why i said draw the line it acts as a reference point to where the splines originally sat.
push bar back in and replace adjust bolt and nuts then re-tighten upto the height you wanted (ideally you want it a touch lower than the back )
then go for a drive round to bed them in if height drops again you should just be able to use the adjusting bolt and nuts to get back to where you want. hope this has helped
