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By JACK 1467 Date 2012-03-10 02:44

Just like to know if the torsion arms(front) or spouse to be stiff or have play.
Why I'm asking the driver side bounces up and down freely with some effort, the passenger side does not budge at all as if the torion arms or welded together and very hard to move up and down.
I replaced the shock thinking it was a shock and still does the same thing.
Hope you guys can help thanks.

By Brad H 1498 Date 2012-03-10 14:21

They are supposed to move freely. You'll have to take it apart to see what's going on. Typically the arms seize on the needle bearings from lack of grease. When you get the arms out check the arms for pitting and birnelling from the bearing. You can polish them up if it isn't too bad,

brad

By JACK 1467 Date 2012-03-11 19:54

I greased the heck out of them . But I was hoping not to take things apart after finishing the buggy this was the last thing that I expected to do after all the work to put into it,
now this I put some locus grease hoping to free up , and hope for the best, I'm putting a jack on the passenger side and jacking up and let me down hoping to free up, when I first greased it water Came out of the bottom tortion arm so I hoping that was the problem , but still I 'm going to do what you said about taking all a part.
Thank you brad.

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Login Home Account Buggy ID Forum Registry DBA Shop Clubs History How To Members Maps Calendar Email Us	DBA Forum - Not logged in Forum DBA Home Help Search Chat Topic Public / Dune Buggy Build Advice / Front torsion arms (3493 hits) By JACK 1467 Date 2012-03-10 02:44 Just like to know if the torsion arms(front) or spouse to be stiff or have play. Why I'm asking the driver side bounces up and down freely with some effort, the passenger side does not budge at all as if the torion arms or welded together and very hard to move up and down. I replaced the shock thinking it was a shock and still does the same thing. Hope you guys can help thanks. By Brad H 1498 Date 2012-03-10 14:21 They are supposed to move freely. You'll have to take it apart to see what's going on. Typically the arms seize on the needle bearings from lack of grease. When you get the arms out check the arms for pitting and birnelling from the bearing. You can polish them up if it isn't too bad, brad By JACK 1467 Date 2012-03-11 19:54 I greased the heck out of them . But I was hoping not to take things apart after finishing the buggy this was the last thing that I expected to do after all the work to put into it, now this I put some locus grease hoping to free up , and hope for the best, I'm putting a jack on the passenger side and jacking up and let me down hoping to free up, when I first greased it water Came out of the bottom tortion arm so I hoping that was the problem , but still I 'm going to do what you said about taking all a part. Thank you brad. Topic Public / Dune Buggy Build Advice / Front torsion arms (3493 hits) Powered by mwForum 2.10.2 © 1999-2007 Markus Wichitill Help \| About DBA \| Terms of Use \| Kwiki Home \| Logout Content Copyright (C) 2006 Dune Buggy Archives.