Hampton Brumby Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Hi I'd like to know if anyone else has had the problem of the torsion bar crossmember cracking where the rear ground clearance adjustment bolt is located. I was getting a lot of noise from the rear of my '89 Brumby but the handling was still great. I finally tracked it down to the adjustment bolt. The adjustment bolt had punched through the metal so I can now see the bottom of the bolt. It looks like the metal was double plated under the bolt but metal fatigue has given way. Is this a common problem with age? I have done 240,00kms (150.000 miles), shifted house a couple of times, occasionally use a trailer and mainly use it on country roads but not much dirt and rarely 4WD off road. I intend to get a second-hand crossmember and weld a plate on the outside under the bolt to strengthen it and then swap it over. It was only after seeing the damage that I realised the rear ride height had been slowly dropping. Maybe that is why it handles so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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