Why do coil springs break?
Corrosion. time that broken springs are found. Winter can bring ice, snow, cold temperatures and salt to Britain’s roads, which causes accelerated corrosion of the coil spring. A sudden impact to the suspension, caused when driving over a speed bump or pot hole, can result in coil spring breakage.
Where is the spring coil on a VW?
The spring coil is placed with the rubber (and ball-bearing, if rear) kit on this mount. please confirm if the steel spring is broken or just this mount assembly? However, if you don’t change the broken coil, it would spoil shocks system on the other sides too.
Is it dangerous to drive with a broken coil spring?
risk is broken part of coil escaping into tyre/brakes whilst driving. Agree this is a theoretical risk, but theres a lot of cars driving around on broken springs out there, and not very many cars careering of motorways in flaming fireballs as a consequence. Yes it’s an MOT failure, but so is a sidelight bulb out.
What does rear coil spring on car look like?
Looks like the rear coil spring has snapped (its dark and very wet out there so I’ve not done a full-on inspection…) – wheel arch closer to tyre on driver side than passenger side, as far as I can the coil looks dodgy.
Is the rear coil on a car Okay to drive?
IMO it depends where the coil is broken , 2 years ago I replaced the coils on the back of my car as both of them were broken (right at the bottom). How long they had been like this is anyones guess but the brken ends were very rusty so it must’ve been a while ? I bought a fixer-upper once which had a broken rear spring, in my rear left.
Where are the coil springs on an ML?
In the rear axle suspension, you will find coil springs that support the back of the car. The ML has struts in the rear. Inside each of the coil spring, you will find the shock absorber inside each spring. Rear strut and coil assembly For ML320 1999 – 2003; ML350 2003 – 2005; ML430 1999 – 2001; ML55 ML500 2002-2005
What kind of suspension does the ML 163 have?
The ML 163 chassis uses 4 wheels independent suspension. In the rear axle suspension, you will find coil springs that support the back of the car. The ML has struts in the rear.
How to replace rear coil spring and strut?
Remove the nut underneath that connects the strut to the lower wishbone. Place a jack under the rear control arm to support it. Remove the bolt for the link rod. The rear link rods connects the rear control arm and the torsion bar. Remove the two bolts at the rear lower control arm and the frame.
Why are coil springs used in car suspension?
The coil spring itself is manufactured with high-grade steel and is designed to act as a buffer between the shocks and struts, the vehicle frame, and lower suspension components. However, although the suspension springs are incredibly durable, sometimes mechanical failures occur.