Just replaced my 3rd a few weeks ago! Spring £50.00 top mount bearing £11.00 lopsided car priceless.
They don't always go lopsided when a spring breaks, my wife's Polo down straight down with one spring broken at mid point and squeezed inside the other half (still is as it lies in garage 2+ years later - sort of a trophy!!
When the O/S spring broke in my wife's Polo 2002, I lifted the bonnet to see if I could find out much before changing into garage clothes - then I worked out that the front was sitting very very low!
When the O/S spring broke in my wife's Polo 2002, I lifted the bonnet to see if I could find out much before changing into garage clothes - then I worked out that the front was sitting very very low!
Engine size/weight seems to be mainly irrelevant, but the age is, and now it seems that most of the 2002 and 2003 cars have failed already, and as my wife's Polo (2002) failed two years ago, its probaly just the time for the 2004 cars to have this problem.
Hint, keep these new springs clean and paint over any rusting areas a.s.a.p. My crack>tear>break happened at a point where the paint had rusted off quite some time before - and I didn't think about keeping paint on them. Spring material will always be high(ish) carbon content so if exposed to wet and salty air, it will just love to rust away and create pitted weak points quickly.
CDJONES3495
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Mine went the other day driving it i went in a dip in the road and there was a massive bang and i
couldn't turn left i thought my wheel had come off. But the worse thing is you can't just change 1 front
spring you have to change the pair of them which is an extra cost. But luckily the strut top bushs were fine.
couldn't turn left i thought my wheel had come off. But the worse thing is you can't just change 1 front
spring you have to change the pair of them which is an extra cost. But luckily the strut top bushs were fine.
ah im sorry to hear
It was such a pain really thats all, not to mention an unexpected expense grr ! Perks of owning a car so thats life
You dont HAVE to change both springs though, its highly advised. My other one was looking weak tbh so changed both anyway
Lucky you didnt get to change your top mount like i did
-Stu
It was such a pain really thats all, not to mention an unexpected expense grr ! Perks of owning a car so thats life
You dont HAVE to change both springs though, its highly advised. My other one was looking weak tbh so changed both anyway
Lucky you didnt get to change your top mount like i did
-Stu
I'd be very surprised if the top bearing was not worth replacing - it makes no sense to leave the old one in as they are not very well protected so start to run rough after a few years have passed - they don't cost much so why risk re-using them when the car is in bits!
CDJONES3495
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I didn't change them cause they were change about about 6 moths ago when i put a slightly stiffer shocker on. So they were still fine
thank god. Cause that would of been even more expence that i could of done without as i was actually on my way to buy a miltek when it happened. Atleast it happened on the way and not on the way back cause then i wouldn't of had the money to sort it Ha Ha HA.Similar threads
