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Hi Rocket, its common mate - i suggest you book it in when you can to have the other side done because if one spring is fatigued then so will the other one.
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Just be grateful you don't have a Ford?
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(02-02-2016, 09:48 PM)Col Wrote: Just be grateful you don't have a Ford?
It's exactly the same as a ford if it's a front spring and if it's a rear Ford are easier
I did a front spring on ours a couple of years ago, the other one is still alright and it will get done when it breaks.
So where does this bit go then ?
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04-02-2016, 02:27 AM
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I change more Ford springs than any other. Focus, Fiesta & Mondeos have a nasty habit of the broken Spring dropping over the spring cup and the sharp bit of the broken spring can damage the tyre or CV joint boot
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Had that on wife's Pug a few year back. Broke on a brand new tyre with a few hundred miles on the clock..not cheap tyres either. Even more unhappy as the recovery company had to use wheel dollies to remove the car from the car park. (height restriction) Because it wasn't covered in the policy, £75 charge to use 2 dollies for 5 minutes. Robbing bar stewards
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That will teach me!!! Just had to change a front spring on my Vito today!
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We probably replace 3 or 4 a week, especially with the cold weather, which seems to cause more breakages than ever.
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Citroen recalled the original Berlingo and fitted a cup to the strut to stop the spring from slashing the tyre after a bad accident in France. Mine still has them fitted but a lot I looked at didn't. I have seen the tyre slashed completely in two round the sidewall on a Mondeo with a broken spring. I think you see a lot of broken Ford springs because there are a lot of Ford cars on the road. My daughter had a Corsa and that broke front and rear springs.
So where does this bit go then ?
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