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Torsion Bar Adjustment

Adjusting the torsion bars tends to tow the tires - I have seen two different versions - both sounded reasonable - one right / one wrong, whatever. If your truck is less than 7500 miles the dealer is supposed to do a complete for free. :eek:
 
???OK what kind of story will i have to come up with to get the free alignment. My problem is that they did a 4 wheel alignment on it the day i picked it up. I checked with the service manager and he said they do it on every av before delivery. Now if i go and tell him i jacked up the torsion bars a little is he going to tell me to get my check book out. 4000 miles on av right now at 5 weeks old.....
zeeya
 
The suspension changes in the first 2000 miles - my understanding is that most Chevy dealers will do it free if it is less than 7500 miles - I would just take it in and ask for it - concerned about tire wear, etc - and not discuss the T bar issue.
 
Zeeya2000,

The free Alignment is a Warranty issue and it is only good for a registered vehicle. If the dealer does any work before you sign the papers then that work does not affect your warranty claim. As G Man stated, the vehicles suspension needs at least 500 miles on it to allow the suspension to settle in. If you have never personally brought in the AV for the courtesy wheel alingment then you have up to 7500 miles to get it at NO CHARGE.

Don't tell the dealer that you tweaked the torsion bars yourself. The issue that GM is looking for is the vehicle pulling to one side. Just tell the dealer that the truck has a slight pull to the left or right (pick one) and that you would like them to perform the complimentary 4 wheel alignment.

 
Man you guys are good I guess i can raise it an inch and check ride and if i do not like i can still drop it back to what it was and bring it in and get alignment done. av is level right now just trying to take a lil of the rake out of it. just a little
zeeya
 
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