911 front suspension sagging

[rs48635]

911 3.2 Carrera stuck at home - looks like front suspension (torsion bar) has broken. Car is sagging at left front, also pulls madly to the left ( no surprise)
Anyone know how to confirm? without removing it!

[dilbert]

Jack the sagging corner so the car is roughly level. Try lifting the sagging wheel. Better if you can measure the corner weights in this jacked, but level condition.

TBH, if one corner is sagging, and the spring/shock mounts for that corner havn't visibly gone through the body of the car, and the suspension is not otherwise broken, there isn't much else it can be.

The visual check makes more sense than the corner weights, but it is still worth jacking it up. If one corner is sagging, it will pay to support the dodgey corner on a jack until you can get it fixed. It prevents the rest of the suspension from taking the strain, particularly because the car will be at an awkward angle.

Edited by dilbert on Saturday 13th January 01:32

[rs48635]

thanks dilbert - thought roughly the same. Jacked it up and I could actually lift the wheel to compress the shock a little. Cannot try the smae trick on the "good side" as it will put too much pressure on the suspect side.
Best get it propped up today.

[rs48635]

Confirmed yesterday - front left torsion bar snapped
Just need two new ones now. Maybe I should do the bushes, while I am in there.....

[sleep envy]

rs48635 said:

Just need two new ones now. Maybe I should do the bushes, while I am in there.....

why stop there?

[rs48635]

Thanks ric, just need a "voice of reason" on my other shoulder now to convince me to whack in some new bars and start driving again.
Anyone here done the bushes on a carrera 3.2? (front A-arms and roll bar to start with)
Need to be back on the road for next P car meet at the Ace, so can't get stuck in to the back just yet.