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Pop goes the spring

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:18 pm
by EasyRider
Wife was driving my little ford fusion that i use around town.
She rang me and said the car made a loud bang and grinding sound.
Found out the drivers side front coil spring snapped.
Wife said she was going over a speed bump in the carpark when it happend.
AA came out and got the car safe to drive the 1 miles home. He followed
2 new KYB front coil springs now bought, so i know what i will be doing next week.
Wife thought i would be upset with her, but hay these things happen.
She is sleeping with the GSD's tonight :lol:

Re: Pop goes the spring

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:13 pm
by Stu
At least its not as bad as your wife ringing to tell you she has just kerbed the new cars wheel 6 weeks after having it :mad:

New wheel and a refurb on the trashed wheel later to get it back to looking like new

Re: Pop goes the spring

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:31 am
by EasyRider
sakm wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:13 pm At least its not as bad as your wife ringing to tell you she has just kerbed the new cars wheel 6 weeks after having it :mad:

New wheel and a refurb on the trashed wheel later to get it back to looking like new
Been there done that.

Wife hits deep pothole. I buy brand new wheel and tyre for car, plus gets the tracking done.
Same day its all done and fitted she curbs new wheel in supermarket car park.

Re: Pop goes the spring

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:32 pm
by EasyRider
So today i got around to changing the snapped spring on the front of my Fusion.
I took it all apart changed the spring and fitted the strut back on the car.
Then i saw it. When the spring snapped, it pushed inwards and flattend the metal brake pipe and cracked the arch liner.
Went to ford to buy a new pipe only to be told ford dont sell them. So i had to buy some pipe and make my own.
Anyway its all fixed now and tested.