Springs Query

[F1ADAM]

Some helpful advise needed please.

My car failed its MOT on Thursday due to broken rear nearside spring. I saw the offending item once it had been taken off and it had in fact sheared. The work to replace was carried out under warranty so no problems there. The car has since been re-MOT'd and passed.

I am however a little confused. I'm pretty sure my car runs various M spec equipment, including springs. The garage have told me they put an MTec spring on, but when I measured the distance from the top of the arch to the top of the alloy rim, there is about an inch difference between offside and nearside.

Is this usual with a new spring? Should I expect it to bed in over a few weeks/months or should I contact the garage about it?

Ta.

 

[lacroupade]

Well whatever the root cause, you could plead 'unsafe' and they've got no option but to replace the other one as well.

 

[srhutch]

generally dealers will only replace the broken spring under warranty, although they did change both of mine.

If it doesn't settle take it back and get them to check they fitted the correct one

 

[lob808]

sounds like you are not running M spec springs on the rest of the car .... (I take it that the new one is lower?)

 

[F1ADAM]

lob808, sorry if there is some confusion; where the new spring has been fitted, it is riding about an inch higher so I am hoping it will settle and drop in time.

srhutch, how long would you give it to settle?

 

[lob808]

lob808, sorry if there is some confusion; where the new spring has been fitted, it is riding about an inch higher so I am hoping it will settle and drop in time.

srhutch, how long would you give it to settle?

hopefully it will settle then (or the've put a none M spec one on :roll: )

 

[Half Colin]

lob808, sorry if there is some confusion; where the new spring has been fitted, it is riding about an inch higher so I am hoping it will settle and drop in time.
srhutch, how long would you give it to settle?

Not sure about it settling that amount. I had a broken spring replaced a couple of weeks ago and despite telling them it was a Sport with the M Suspension I checked the heights immediately and both sides were the same. The spring on the other side had been replaced 6 months earlier. So I reckon they've fitted the wrong spring on yours. :thumbsdown:

 

[F1ADAM]

Thanks Half Colin. Thats the sort of info I was looking for. I suspected as much myself.