Woke up and found a snapped coilspring

Mickyboy · 10th May 2017, 19:14

I had the pleasure of waking up and finding a broken coilspring today on the ZT today, what a nice start to the day

that messed my whole day up, having to drive upto the garage in another car, then remove another spring off another ZT then repair mine at the roadside
Not a good day !!!!
And after that I need a beer

Dragrad · 11th May 2017, 01:41

Mine went when the car was parked up, luckily

But a pain all the same

kbonney88 · 11th May 2017, 07:23

Sounds like the beer was the good bit Mick..

I had a palava doing a spring on mine at the weekend.. had a few after that...

Mickyboy · 11th May 2017, 14:11

Yeah I know what you mean Kev but think back to the 50s we never had springs snapping then, maybe we might have the odd leaf spring snapped but not the whole leaf spring,obviously that was before I was born, but I still have experience of that type of vehicle.

kbonney88 · 11th May 2017, 14:17

yep - defo Mick, think I have only ever changed one or two leaf springs in the time I have had my morris minor..

modern cars eh...

Kev

Ravinder · 11th May 2017, 15:01

75s/ZTs. Who'd have 'em?!

T-Cut · 11th May 2017, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Mickyboy

I had the pleasure of waking up and finding a broken coilspring today

That's not very comfortable I reckon.

TC

Mickyboy · 11th May 2017, 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-Cut

That's not very comfortable I reckon.

TC

Brilliant mate

Dallas · 11th May 2017, 20:20

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Originally Posted by Mickyboy

Yeah I know what you mean Kev but think back to the 50s we never had springs snapping then, maybe we might have the odd leaf spring snapped but not the whole leaf spring,obviously that was before I was born, but I still have experience of that type of vehicle.

I remember the leaf spring jack-up kit, every MK2 Escort and MK3 Cortina was having this done, thankfully my MK3 Capri wanted to be lower instead of higher...

SCP440 · 12th May 2017, 02:32

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Originally Posted by Mickyboy

Yeah I know what you mean Kev but think back to the 50s we never had springs snapping then, maybe we might have the odd leaf spring snapped but not the whole leaf spring,obviously that was before I was born, but I still have experience of that type of vehicle.

My guess there is two reasons for this, one the roads were probably not so potholed as they are now and secondly the quality of the material used to make modern springs is probably not Sheffield steel any more. Even the new springs fitted at the factory were probably costed down to cheapest they could buy and they were probably made in Turkey or China from recycled material.

I have fitted new after market springs to cars that have failed in weeks, always exchanged under warranty but we are own worst enemies, what do we ask for when we are buying new parts? We rarely ask for the best parts but usually the cheapest. You should see some of the rubbish parts I am asked to fit to Classic cars, in come cases the 40 year old parts are better than the new white boxed part.

10th May 2017, 19:14	#1
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11th May 2017, 14:11	#4
Mickyboy SERVICING AND DEALER DIAGNOSTICS MG ZT CDTI 135 + & MGZT CDTI AUTO 160 & ROVER 75 TOURER CDTI 160 TROPHY YELLOW Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hernebay Posts: 4,331 Thanks: 818 Thanked 2,414 Times in 1,141 Posts	Yeah I know what you mean Kev but think back to the 50s we never had springs snapping then, maybe we might have the odd leaf spring snapped but not the whole leaf spring,obviously that was before I was born, but I still have experience of that type of vehicle. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] T4 Owner Jobs done : new UBP, Spy hole mod, Rear hub(wheel bearing),plenum cleaned and emptied, Inline thermostat fitted,Full service, In car Digital tv/DVD Bluetooth Satnav etc, Replaced UBP, Restored headlights,Fixed airbag connection.replaced HP pump,replaced rear light seals,changed intercooler O rings. Jobs to do: ,replace drivers lock,.[/SIZE]

11th May 2017, 15:01	#6
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11th May 2017, 07:23	#3
kbonney88 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer & 75 Saloons Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth/Glasgow Scotland Posts: 2,313 Thanks: 804 Thanked 656 Times in 512 Posts	Sounds like the beer was the good bit Mick.. I had a palava doing a spring on mine at the weekend.. had a few after that...

11th May 2017, 14:17	#5
kbonney88 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer & 75 Saloons Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth/Glasgow Scotland Posts: 2,313 Thanks: 804 Thanked 656 Times in 512 Posts	yep - defo Mick, think I have only ever changed one or two leaf springs in the time I have had my morris minor.. modern cars eh... Kev