WEIRD RUBBING PROBLEM

[KwonSau]

Originally Posted by webomatics

Well in went to my mechanic today and he basically told me that there was nothing he could do. The problem seems to be a factory defect on the cars rear torsion beam .

Forgive me if this is a stupid question to ask, but could your car ever have been lifted by the rear torsion beam? The manual warns againts it (probably because the beam is made out of paper mache), and it's very believable that an improper lift could bend it...I guess I'm just thinking out loud.