I thought I'd share pictures of the broken pieces of my Driver's Torsion Bar. It appears that there might have been some surface problem that ultimately led to it's failure.
(it cleared the hinge too, notice the rust!)
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What's interesting for me I installed this over 25 years ago and made sure it would not rub on anything, once fully bolted in position.