synergie failed the mot.

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 16 Mar 2011, 20:35

hi all.

well it was mot time for my car today and suprise suprise it failed lol.

anybody changed a fractured front coil spring? just wondering how easy it was to do on the synergie.

i have the spring compressors so im hoping to do the job myself.

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 17 Mar 2011, 08:10

i have just replaced a pair of front springs on my freinds Picassssooooo,

firstly every thing was rustted solid, i had to run a grinder throught the pinch clamp bolt at the bottom of the shocker,

then once the shocker was seperated from the hub carrier i had to heat both sides of the pinch clamp to get the two halves of the bolt out,

also the un/sprung length of the spring requires very long spring compresors, as it needs to be compresed an aufull long way

to get the spring cap/strut top back on,

at least on a Picassssoooo anyhow,

regards malcolm

Synergietom · Post by **Synergietom** » 17 Mar 2011, 09:46

as long you give all the nuts and bolts a good soak with WD40 first it shouldnt be too hard a task just ensure the springs are clamped securely before you remove the bottom retaining nut i personally loosen all bolts etc first as the presure from the springs tends to help stop things spinning if theyre rusted on.

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 17 Mar 2011, 18:24

cheers for the replys guys.managed to get the new spring fitted today.everything was siezed solid but i threatened it with the blow lamp n it got things loosened off lol.back for the retest tomorrow.

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 20 Mar 2011, 07:39

all passed

C.J. · Post by **C.J.** » 20 Mar 2011, 10:05

dave2011 wrote:all passed

Excellent.

Has this problem that affected many makes and models generally been resolved now?
Bad batch of coil springs seemd to be a major problem a few years ago, had one snap on my Partner van 8 years ago, but don't hear about it so much now fortunately.

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 20 Mar 2011, 19:40

didnt know there was a bad batch of springs but saying that i changed the front drivers spring on our lasses mams 306 n that dont do much miles so maybe there was dodgie springs fitted to the cars yrs ago? mine had fractured at the bottom where it butts up to the strut n did,nt find out till it went for the mot......... weird really as the car drove fine.

Homer · Post by **Homer** » 20 Mar 2011, 20:14

There was a recall on various models. As far as I know they didn't replace the springs, just fitted a plastic shield so when it did break the tyre didn't get shredded.

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 21 Mar 2011, 06:57

as if a plastic shield would stop that happening though.there is alot of tension in a shocker

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 21 Mar 2011, 08:25

on the Picassooooo it is a heafty metal colar clampd to the leg,

so was this a recoil/call if so i wonder if i could blag a set for my daughters Picasssooooo,

regards malcolm

dave2011 · Post by **dave2011** » 21 Mar 2011, 19:28

try it ya never know lol.