I am fitting a new OSF suspension strut to my 2003 C3 but I am puzzled by the road spring. When seated against the lower spring stop on the strut, the spring doesn't stand vertically. It bends over like a banana! Do I have a deformed spring?
Simon
Deformed road spring?
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Re: Deformed road spring?
Is there any shape on the strut where the spring hits it ? many vehicles have this bit shaped to make the spring sit right.
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Re: Deformed road spring?
if this is before fitting the strut top it is normal for the spring to lay over at an angle, because the lower spring seat is slopping on the strut
Regards, malcolm.
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Re: Deformed road spring?
Thank you Citronut and Stewart for your replies.
I also telephoned Monroe, the makers of the strut, and spoke to their extremely helpful technical department who looked up the spec. for my spring. To my amazement it's designed to be like that! So, provided that I tighten the coil spring compressing tools to a greater degree on one side, I can 'straighten' the spring and fit the top bearing assembly.
In the modern age it's still true that you learn something every day!
Simon.
I also telephoned Monroe, the makers of the strut, and spoke to their extremely helpful technical department who looked up the spec. for my spring. To my amazement it's designed to be like that! So, provided that I tighten the coil spring compressing tools to a greater degree on one side, I can 'straighten' the spring and fit the top bearing assembly.
In the modern age it's still true that you learn something every day!
Simon.
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Re: Deformed road spring?
What is a "Road Spring".....
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Re: Deformed road spring?
tarmac with aStickyfinger wrote:What is a "Road Spring".....
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years