chunky63 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Sorry if this has been discussed before...My tailgate spring doesn't have the muscle power to hold up the tailgate. Is there an adjustment or do the springs need renewing. Any advise gratefully received, thanksAnd before anyone asks no I don't need lengths of wood or sponge hats...just a working tailgate 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 New spring i would guess, while your at it might as well do the tailgate to body seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 It will be one of the springs broken.Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 It will be one of the springs broken.Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakk0 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 got pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky63 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thanks everyone.Springs appear to be okay and not broken.Heres a photo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I'm just guessing here but the two torsion bars are out of line and the clamp looks like it is in the middle. I seem to remember on mine the clamp is offset from the centre. I would have thought for them to operate properly the two torsion bars should be in line or parallel with each other. Just a thought and perhaps worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky63 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thanks John.I moved it to one side as shown in the manual and aligned the torsion bars. Alls well now and the tailgate opens very well now.Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Quoted from chunky63 Thanks John.I moved it to one side as shown in the manual and aligned the torsion bars. Alls well now and the tailgate opens very well now.Thanks all Happy days then and all for zero cost. We like that 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakk0 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Yay. Guess you don't need my photos I took for someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky63 Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 They might be handy for reference...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakk0 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Here you go. You can use this for placement of the clamp if needed. It's factory set, I haven't disassembled it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky63 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Quoted from byakk0 Here you go. You can use this for placement of the clamp if needed. It's factory set, I haven't disassembled it at all. Many thanks that's excellent info....like the 'yard stick' good old imperial measurement just as I like it 🙂 My torsion springs have an unpainted patch in that location so I have used that to align the clamp. Its in the same position as shown in your photo, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byakk0 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 very nice. Glad to be of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy916 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I bet your a bricky by day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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