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Has my Torsion bar gone Twang!

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

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Hi,

I have an odd sound coming from the rear, which sounds like flicking a ruler on the edge of a desk!

It doesn’t happen all the time, oddly it seems to happen under acceleration, so could it be the Torsion bar?

I have had the car up on stands and can’t see anything loose, and nothing is loose in the boot, so I am in the right direction, or missing something obvious.

As alway, I appreciate your advice

BB
 
I think if your torsion bar had snapped the car would sit low on the side which was broken.

Could it be the anti-roll bar drop links?

Could be the gearbox mount, CV joints, torsion bar rear upper mounts (these could look fine as mine did but disintegrated when removing).
 
dlknight said:
I think if your torsion bar had snapped the car would sit low on the side which was broken.

Could it be the anti-roll bar drop links?

Could be the gearbox mount, CV joints, torsion bar rear upper mounts (these could look fine as mine did but disintegrated when removing).
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Thanks, i will take another look this weekend
 
I had a mystery clonk at the rear for a couple of years, just driving over dips or humps. We'd started looking at bushes, then at MoT service/check for handbrake we found the lining on the handbrake shoe had come adrift and rattled about when suspension moved!

Who'd have thought it? Does your handbrake work...?
 
graham.webb said:
I had a mystery clonk at the rear for a couple of years, just driving over dips or humps. We'd started looking at bushes, then at MoT service/check for handbrake we found the lining on the handbrake shoe had come adrift and rattled about when suspension moved!

Who'd have thought it? Does your handbrake work...?
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Handbrake does work. The sound is very different though, really makes me think I have a very big metal ruler in the back!
 
Black Beauty said:
Handbrake does work. The sound is very different though, really makes me think I have a very big metal ruler in the back!
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That makes me think of the torsion bar trailing upper arm that attaches to the body via a metal/rubber mount above the rear wheel.
 
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