#125599 - 06/22/08 07:40 PM
left strut spring came off
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Hey This is weird. I was loaded with lots of stuff (maybe too much) and when I turned left into my driveway I heard I nice boing. Jacked up the car and the driver spring is off for over a turn. What a pita! Now I gotta remove it and compress it. 
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#125600 - 06/22/08 07:58 PM
Re: left strut spring came off
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wow.... idk how that would even happen ... they sit into a mount pretty well even if your loaded down it shouldnt shoot off like that
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#125601 - 06/22/08 08:04 PM
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that musta been a loud boing
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#125602 - 06/22/08 08:15 PM
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I was turning. I think the spring got bound and it was a loud one.
Gardening! never again.
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#125603 - 06/22/08 08:31 PM
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Registered: 11/17/07
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Loc: Jax, Fl
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i say u just cut it and but new struts and springs
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#125604 - 06/22/08 08:31 PM
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Was this a sharp turn or was it just a slow corner and it happen to go on yah?
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#125605 - 06/22/08 08:45 PM
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Shoot, before compressing, you are going to have to find a way to get it out of that position it is in once you have the whole assembly in your hands. Unless it is easier than it looks, which I hope.
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#125606 - 06/22/08 08:46 PM
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Qcarver: struts are new and the rest of suspension. Did it last year. The springs are the only original one.
Grandprixgt - the turn was pretty sharp.
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#125607 - 06/22/08 08:49 PM
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I thought that was an aftermarket looking strut, even though it is filthy!
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#125608 - 06/22/08 08:53 PM
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Looks like a busted spring to me.
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#125609 - 06/22/08 08:55 PM
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Originally posted by 20gtp02:
Shoot, before compressing, you are going to have to find a way to get it out of that position it is in once you have the whole assembly in your hands. Unless it is easier than it looks, which I hope. Nope, the spring is sprung, no compressing necessary.
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#125610 - 06/22/08 09:01 PM
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He'd have to compress it to get it back on though, is what I meant.
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#125611 - 06/22/08 09:07 PM
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Originally posted by 20gtp02:
He'd have to compress it to get it back on though, is what I meant. Correct, I believe he's going to need a new spring, which will also have to be compressed, but getting the old spring off should be no problem.
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#125612 - 06/22/08 11:04 PM
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crimpton, I thought that it simply bound up and did not rotate with the strut when I was turning. Why would I need to buy a new one. It did not break in the middle somewhere? Is it now "damaged"?
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#125613 - 06/22/08 11:06 PM
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PS. I does look filthy. Have not really cleaned it after the winter up here (and it was a loooong bad one)
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