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mikey14sr
19-01-08, 01:52 PM
Just had a huge bang from the back of the vectra at 15mph as I was going down the close. N/S/R wheel off (as it was sitting low at this corner), and I found this wedged in the trailing arm,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/mickyd79/SRI%20140/DSCF0545.jpg

The damm spring has broken, right at the bottom, thank god I wasn't giving it beans down one of the local back-roads!
Stoo
19-01-08, 02:01 PM
you were lucky that didnt end in tears at speed, like you say!
mikey14sr
19-01-08, 02:24 PM
The real downer is I can't get hold of a second-hand spring until monday, but at least it's only going to be ?20, and comes with the rear strut so it's a simple bolt-off, bolt-on job.
Stoo
19-01-08, 02:26 PM
thats fair enought then
burgo
19-01-08, 04:35 PM
oh there not simple, the bottom 22mm i think is very very tight indeed
mikey14sr
19-01-08, 04:43 PM
3-foot long torque wrench should sort that out luke!
dannyb
19-01-08, 11:59 PM
3-foot long torque wrench should sort that out luke!

With plenty of plusgas/WD40:thumb: