Chrome torsion plate covers

[Leanna]

I've owned a 66 sears rascal on a 61pan been going thru fixing and redoing things that were half done or just wrong wanting to put a set of the chrome torsion covers how big a deal is this

[jsturtlebuggy]

You are going to more than likely needs some round pry bars, even a large Philips screw driver will work as a pry bar. The torsion bars are under tension and to get the cover back in place it need to be pried back into place so bolt hole line up. Sometimes it is easy other not so.

CB Performance makes aluminum covers #6231 that are better made.
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Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
Having fun with Dune Buggies since 1970
Into Volkswagens since 1960

[Leanna]

Thanks

[BL3Manx]

It also sometimes helps to start with longer bolts and then switch out to the correct length bolts one at a time after all the bolts are started

If you pull the torsion bar out(which you don't need to just changing the cap) put anti-seize on both ends

[Wolfgangdieter]

Easy job provided old bolts are not rusted and snap off! Apply PB Blaster for a few days before doing job. No need to touch the torsion bars at all. You may find the 50 year rubber bushings have perished. That makes the job harder as the new ones require some compression (can using longer bolts to bring together and the replace with strong OEM bolts). Remember though the quality of the Asian chrome plates is NOT good. Why not blast/sand repaint the original ones that are there?
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CMC '57 Porsche Speedster Replica and Dolphin boat tailed full pan VW MOD-T Street Buggy

[Q-Dog]

It took about 3 whole weeeks for the chrome to start rusting on the covers I installed on my buggy.
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Brian

'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
'70 Beetle

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