piranicon

I've got the same prob with the rusted out release mechanism for the rear tire mount. It still works but barely. Eventually i'll probably try ripping it apart and refurbishing/replacing pieces.

On a side note. Its a good idea to know where and what is spring loaded when disassembling parts on your vehicle. I had to find out why my rear defroster wasn't working anymore so i decided to undo the torsion arm so i could trip the switch and extend the window and actually get to the wire leads mounted on the bottom of the window. To my surprise the torsion arm threw the bracket holding it in place down the street about 4 houses. luckily i found the piece and found out the lead broke off from the window trace. Unfortunately i lost one bolt and have no idea how to repair the broken lead... kinda looks like it was welded on before... hmm

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93 Bronco XLT 5.0 - Central, NJ

 

JuanPolk

Yeah! you really gotta watch out when working around window regualtors (motors) that spring has about 200 Lbs of torsion when the window is down at the bottom. I am glad you didn't get hurt; because sometimes that spring flies back into your face.

piranicon

yeah i'm glad i didn't have any chunks of metal imbedded into me. I had enough sense to stand to the side of the bar... hehe

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93 Bronco XLT 5.0 - Central, NJ

8RONC0

Once, while replacing my tailgate with an aftermarket shell, I had the tailgate torsion bar slip out of the retaining bracket(inside of the tailgate, where my hand happened to be) and smash the tips of my middle two fingers.

To make matters worse, I had a neighbor helping me, and he had placed one of the washers for the bolts which hold on the back window on upside down. The window shattered when the nut was tightened down.

So, smashed fingers and another $235 for replacing the window.