Totally Pi**ed Off

[darrenm1eqn]

Well the time come today to lower my car ... so i started at the rear
torsion bar , but will it move , nope.... the dam thing is welded tight
due to rust ... Owning a clio is starting to be a bit of a farse .. so after
M.O.T time next month the dam things going .. Dunno what to get next
but i wont be a Renault i'll tell you that much ..

Any one feel dissapointed by there car .. anyone had problems with
torsion bars like i have ...

cheers Darren

[Clio_GTT]

Well the time come today to lower my car ... so i started at the rear
torsion bar , but will it move , nope.... the dam thing is welded tight
due to rust ... Owning a clio is starting to be a bit of a farse .. so after
M.O.T time next month the dam things going .. Dunno what to get next
but i wont be a Renault i'll tell you that much ..

Any one feel dissapointed by there car .. anyone had problems with
torsion bars like i have ...

cheers Darren

its an old car, you've got to expect a bit of rust, just get a slide hammer and they'll come out easy ;)

[darrenm1eqn]

Tried a slide hammer , infact i hit the slide hammer using a lump hammer
and still it wont move .. so sod it its staying were it is ... i hate cars lol

[Matt_16v]

i had this problem when doing mine,
take the caps off and spray a bit of wd40 or similar product onto the bars and give it a few days then should come out easy, have you tried this??

[nyk]

^^ as above but use penetrating oil.

[darrenm1eqn]

Well i tried spraying with wd40 for about 5 minutes before i had a go.
Is there any heavyduty tool i could use as i think a slide hammer for
mine any way is to small for the job ..

Cheers Guys

[nyk]

If you soak it in penetrating oil for a few days, applying every night, it should come free easy enough with the socket method.

[darrenm1eqn]

Yer tried the socket method and the socket cracked under the strain...

a 30 minute job on these clio's turn into a 3 Day headache

[Matt_16v]

mine took a day but i used a slide hammer nd as above used wd40. bloody clios!

altho i have faith in the little renault






























sometimes :D

[Rich]

winston had to have a new rear axel on the black 'un eventually, that fooker would not budge. PERIOD!!!