broken spring effect on steering?
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1994 E320 (current)
broken spring effect on steering?
I have a signifigant amount of travel/wandering above 55mph. I have checked all linkage, replaced steering gear box, steering dampener and idler arm bushing kit. I am still getting the steering issue. I have a broken spring on the passenger side (about 3/4 of an inch up off the pad) I have a lean of 1/4 inch. Ever heard of a broken spring effecting the steering like this.
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i would like to see pics of this broken spring...
also, i can see how this would cause the 'wandering' (if the break is what i imagine it to be), because the lean means the car is probably out of alignment now. but yeah, like berti said, it's probably not very safe to roll on a broken spring...
also, i can see how this would cause the 'wandering' (if the break is what i imagine it to be), because the lean means the car is probably out of alignment now. but yeah, like berti said, it's probably not very safe to roll on a broken spring...
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From: Orland Park, Illinois
1994 E320 (current)
i would like to see pics of this broken spring...
also, i can see how this would cause the 'wandering' (if the break is what i imagine it to be), because the lean means the car is probably out of alignment now. but yeah, like berti said, it's probably not very safe to roll on a broken spring...
also, i can see how this would cause the 'wandering' (if the break is what i imagine it to be), because the lean means the car is probably out of alignment now. but yeah, like berti said, it's probably not very safe to roll on a broken spring...
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with as many people on here that have lowered their cars, i would make a WTB thread for used OEM springs and give that a shot....
i would have sent you mine for cost of shipping but when i first swapped them out i did it at a shop (before i got a compressor) and completely forgot to take the old ones with me...
i would have sent you mine for cost of shipping but when i first swapped them out i did it at a shop (before i got a compressor) and completely forgot to take the old ones with me...
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Also some food for thought, check your rear subframe mounts. Mine were absolutely shot when I bought my sedan and it made highway driving quite scary! I would get the feeling at I was constantly in a windstorm being pushed side to side and I also noticed that the car would track to the right when I applied full throttle.
