Re: Torsion Ride Troubleshooting

Posted by HH56 On 2012/12/17 19:29:24

It's possible the control box has a problem. On originals, usually the heaters burn out so it doesn't work in one direction. The replacement boxes eliminate the heater setups and convert to solid state for the time delay. If you have one of those, believe they may be polarity sensitive but can't state that for a fact.

Not sure what you mean by T handle bar for manual over ride. It doesn't sound factory so more info is needed.

The Packard manual over ride kit had a three position push-pull switch. It was located just adjacent to the on/off switch. Center position was for normal operation. Pushing knob up disconnected the control box green wire and grounded the wire to limit switch and ultimately solenoid which raised the car. Pulling the knob down did the same thing for the other direction. The switch stayed in whichever position it was placed in and limit switch stopped the action at the end limits. There was no delay involved with manual operation because the control box was completely out of the picture.