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15th February 2017, 12:55 | #1 |
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Front springs; Tourer owners.
Hello all,
Having read the previous and historical threads in regards to front springs, I imagined my Tourer would be fine in regards to this issue as it's not generally thought to affect these models. However, getting in my car today to go on a short journey, there was a 'bang', and I wondered what was up. It transpired that the nearside spring had snapped....triggered only by me sitting in the car, prior to even starting the engine or touching the steering wheel. My car has only 50K on the clock and is generally a lovely car. Clearly it's worth renewing front springs on both saloons and Tourers as soon as is practical..... I don't even want to consider what could have happened if I had been out on the road...! Have any other Tourer owners had broken springs?
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Have a look under Caskin,I think we ended up with about 15 pages! When repaired make certain you get protectors fitted it "Should" save your tyre!!
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My nearside spring broke so i changed it then i moved the car a couple of yards to turn it so i could change the other side as a precaution and the offside broke .
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Thanks to all for responses. I will be re-reading the previous thread/s in regards to this issue...
Before I order new springs, is it possible to get uprated/heavy duty items, and who is likely to stock the tyre protectors...? Thanks again....
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Hi Mike,
My front offside (ZT-T) snapped a couple of weeks back just as I was driving off a car park on a cold day. Neil |
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To answer your question about tyre protector stockists:- 1. Rimmer Bros 2. Allcarpartsfast by Endon Services 3. Ebay ? I bought mine from Allcarpartsfast by Endon Services . Budget about £15 - £ 20 for a pair Clinte |
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This will be worth reading: http://www.mediafire.com/file/3maguj...structions.pdf
Tyre Protectors Part Number: RSC000131 Google this part number for full info/suppliers/prices/etc. TC EDIT: I doubt there is such a thing as 'heavy duty' springs. They're all standard springs, rated for different models. Last edited by T-Cut; 15th February 2017 at 18:32.. |
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Going back to the OP, My tourer has had two new n/s springs. In only 50k miles of driving. As my car is currently off the road, awaiting some work, I am borrowing another 75 tourer. 3-4 weeks ago at about 2am, from my bed, I heard a loud bang... Yup.. the n/s spring on that car broke, and it had been parked up for 7 hours......
Guess the n/s wheel suffers more abuse from recessed drain grates etc which gives it more punishment than the o/s....
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