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MarkS · 21st February 2020, 05:54

Sorry to possibly hijack the thread.

I have seen a diesel saloon with 2 broken rear springs (including one spring with two breaks in it) and now a front broken spring.
And a diesel tourer with a broken front spring that has ripped the tyre wall (luckily at ~ 20mph).

So the subject of springs breaking really worries me, especially at speed, on a SMART motorway, or similar fast road.

Does a '52 plate tourer have the spring protectors fitted ?

Is there anything that can be done in the way of preventative maintenance to minimise springs snapping, e.g oiling, waterproof greasing etc ?

I consider a spring breaking to be an important safety issue, that is not being addressed. Shredding a tyre wall at high speed could kill somebody.

Should any recommendation be a sticky ?

21st February 2020, 05:54	#5
MarkS Gets stuck in Rover 75 Diesel Tourer, called Perseverance Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 664 Thanks: 189 Thanked 157 Times in 108 Posts	Sorry to possibly hijack the thread. I have seen a diesel saloon with 2 broken rear springs (including one spring with two breaks in it) and now a front broken spring. And a diesel tourer with a broken front spring that has ripped the tyre wall (luckily at ~ 20mph). So the subject of springs breaking really worries me, especially at speed, on a SMART motorway, or similar fast road. Does a '52 plate tourer have the spring protectors fitted ? Is there anything that can be done in the way of preventative maintenance to minimise springs snapping, e.g oiling, waterproof greasing etc ? I consider a spring breaking to be an important safety issue, that is not being addressed. Shredding a tyre wall at high speed could kill somebody. Should any recommendation be a sticky ? Last edited by MarkS; 21st February 2020 at 06:09..