jondhm Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hi The tailgate on my GT6 Mk3 does not stay fully open and I need to adjust the tension in the torsion bars. How do I do this? There does not seem to be any adjustment, so do I undo some of the bolts and put in some washers? Or do I need to twist the torsion bars by inserting a bar and levering them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 Join the tent pole brigade... I ended up striping the whole caboodle out ( saves a lot of weight & lowers the centre of gravity ) Like you I started to fiddle but once Zebedee jumped ship there didn't seem to be an easy way back! I live with an ultra light 1/2 tent pole permanently at hand. .... but I must admit I do look longingly at gas bonnet struts and wonder if anyone will ever get round to doing a kit for the GT6 Tailgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, Greta said: wonder if anyone will ever get round to doing a kit for the GT6 Tailgate It would be very obtrusive, given the nature of the original and the angle through which it would have to move. I suppose you could always do the same as the MGB GT did... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondhm Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Problem solved. I took off the plastic cover and firstly tried levering between the torsion bar springs, but to no effect. Then I tried levering the springs downwards and inserted a spacer between the springs and the roof - success! So now the tailgate stays up. It is nice when a fix is simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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