replacing rear spring on tourer - won't fit!

beededea · 22nd March 2017, 23:43

I ordered a spring on ebay, gave colour code, received new. Have removed old spring, broken in two places, not too difficult to remove. However, new spring will NOT go in place regardless of how much I push the upper arm down, it is simply too long or needs a spring compressor.

The only how-to on youtube simply cuts out the part when he refits the spring, the crafty bu@@er...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8mFEaRMv4

I do not see how I can refit the new spring even when standing on the hub so the arm is depressed fully, it will not move down far enough. I managed to get the spring under the lip of the body but to manouevre it over the rubber lug? Just impossible. I'm big, I'm strong and have tried everything for the last three hours.

Is a set of spring compressors the answer? Please let me know, it is late, the car is unusable and I'm whacked.

22nd March 2017, 23:43	#1
beededea Regular poster 75 connie tourer, MGZT-T Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aylsham Posts: 99 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	replacing rear spring on tourer - won't fit! I ordered a spring on ebay, gave colour code, received new. Have removed old spring, broken in two places, not too difficult to remove. However, new spring will NOT go in place regardless of how much I push the upper arm down, it is simply too long or needs a spring compressor. The only how-to on youtube simply cuts out the part when he refits the spring, the crafty bu@@er... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8mFEaRMv4 I do not see how I can refit the new spring even when standing on the hub so the arm is depressed fully, it will not move down far enough. I managed to get the spring under the lip of the body but to manouevre it over the rubber lug? Just impossible. I'm big, I'm strong and have tried everything for the last three hours. Is a set of spring compressors the answer? Please let me know, it is late, the car is unusable and I'm whacked.