Front Spring Broken
05-21-2017, 11:02 PM
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Front Spring Broken
Backing out the garage I notice the car was "unsprung" so stopped and sure enough the LF spring is broken.
I don't know when it happened because SHMBO pulled the car into the garage and is the regular driver.
We had a rear spring brake last year. I was told it is not uncommon in Chicago due to salt use on the roads.
The spring is down around the bottom of the shock. From my quick look, I could not see where it should have been siting. (Is it common to work its way past the retainer, or do retainers also fail?)
How hard it sit to change? Are there parts usually needed beside the spring?
(Rubber spring pads, etc.)
I don't know when it happened because SHMBO pulled the car into the garage and is the regular driver.
We had a rear spring brake last year. I was told it is not uncommon in Chicago due to salt use on the roads.
The spring is down around the bottom of the shock. From my quick look, I could not see where it should have been siting. (Is it common to work its way past the retainer, or do retainers also fail?)
How hard it sit to change? Are there parts usually needed beside the spring?
(Rubber spring pads, etc.)
