Need Your Help - Trunk Lid Torsion Bar Alternative

bigaadams said
Look carefully at the upper notch that the torsion spring will lock into...if this is cracked/bent/deformed, odds are the spring will not lock and stay in place and if it does stay in place your lid will sag due to the loss of tension...this upper positioning slot also helps align and keep the torsion spring parallel to the plate with the locking holes...damage here can also allow the spring to shift and not stay parallel to the plate, possibily jumping out of the locking holes. Look for bent or even cracked metal in the upper hanger..

Great info.

So I looked and the notches and the slots are perfect. Never been any rust or damage back there. I have both ends in the middle slots. It pops up when you unlock it but only stays about 1/2 way open. I tried to increase the tension but then it's too strong. Is there a chance the T bars are tweaked or have lost some of their tension? Once again, everything is very clean and there is no damage or rust on anything. These are before I refinished the trunk pics btw.