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..
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