The resurrection of Doc, bringing a 20 year old neismann Bischoff Flair back to life after 12 years off road.

[Minxy]

Have you asked on the forums if they know of places that can do it? Alternatively what about a classic commercial vehicle club?

 

[Manic]

I'm sure the van sits slightly down on the left hand side front .. which as I said before could indicate a weak front shock

I don’t think shocks effect how the van sits , that would be down to the springs.

 

[Boldly]

I don’t think shocks effect how the van sits , that would be down to the springs.

Tam already said doesn't have any springs. Torsion bar of which I have no knowledge or experience. Can they be adjusted? Do they wear out?

 

[bigtwin]

Torsion bar of which I have no knowledge or experience.

Can they be adjusted?

Yes, they can.

Do they wear out?

They use the tension created when a bar is twisted so, as the elasticity (a mechanical engineer might correct my terminology) wanes the vehicle would sit lower.

Ian

 

[Shed]

Tam already said doesn't have any springs. Torsion bar of which I have no knowledge or experience. Can they be adjusted? Do they wear out?

Torsion bars can usually be adjusted not a massive amount adjustment though.

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[TinaLes]

I am thinking track rod ends adjust the tracking, should be slightly toe in, but the Tie Rods adjust the camber which is completely different to the tracking of a wheel/tyre alignment.
I bet the camber angle on these vehicles is hardly ever checked if at all, since leaving the factory.
As for the camber kit mentioned by the Aussie on that thread, who ever thought it was just Aus that had a camber on their roads, ideally every road will have a camber even slight to let the water run off.

LES

 

[Lenny HB]

Knackered torsion bar?
Wouldn't surprise me as its been sitting around unmoved for years.

 

[L' Hobo]

I am thinking track rod ends adjust the tracking, should be slightly toe in, but the Tie Rods adjust the camber which is completely different to the tracking of a wheel/tyre alignment.
I bet the camber angle on these vehicles is hardly ever checked if at all, since leaving the factory.
As for the camber kit mentioned by the Aussie on that thread, who ever thought it was just Aus that had a camber on their roads, ideally every road will have a camber even slight to let the water run off.

LES

As Australia drive on the same side of the road as we, or they did when I lived there, PERHAPS British driven vehicles probably need the same camber kit?

 

[bigtwin]

Knackered torsion bar?
Wouldn't surprise me as its been sitting around unmoved for years.

Do they behave differently to springs in that respect or would you expect springs that have not been exercised to be knackered too?

Ian

 

[Northernraider]

I don't think it has a knackered torsion bar . However there is a chance the ball joint on the rhs has been changed before and the lhs hasn't. Which means it may not have been adjusted correctly.

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