Rover 75 Front Suspension Coil off the strut seat

TheSnowMan · 15th June 2024, 14:21

Hey Guys,

I started the car was about to move away whe bang front Tyre burst, closer inspection showed the coil had come off (doesnt appear broken) its strut.

Could of been a lot worse, as anyone seen this before??

I guess a full replacement is in order?

TIA
Tony

Ed3 · 15th June 2024, 14:31

I replaced a snapped front o/s right coil spring.

A very short (a couple or few inches) part of the bottom of the spring had snapped off. And that missing section had been lost. The spring came off the strut and the sharp jagged snapped end went into the tyre while parked on my driveway.

So may be worth looking very carefully at the bottom end of the spring to see if it is a sharp pointed end of a snapped spring?

Arctic · 16th June 2024, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSnowMan

Hey Guys,

I started the car was about to move away whe bang front Tyre burst, closer inspection showed the coil had come off (doesnt appear broken) its strut.

Could of been a lot worse, as anyone seen this before??

I guess a full replacement is in order?

TIA
Tony

Hi Tony.
In the First photo is that not part of the spring resting on the lower arm, once you have got some new springs and note i say springs change them in pairs otherwise you may have the same trouble the other side, look to purchase the spring protectors.

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...9&postcount=25

Matt_75 · 16th June 2024, 19:52

It looks like a piece of the spring is resting on top of the driveshaft in the first photo

Mike Noc · 16th June 2024, 21:10

And fit a pair of tyre protectors to help ensure it doesn't happen again.

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Ed3 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi saloon Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: UK Posts: 309 Thanks: 88 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts	I replaced a snapped front o/s right coil spring. A very short (a couple or few inches) part of the bottom of the spring had snapped off. And that missing section had been lost. The spring came off the strut and the sharp jagged snapped end went into the tyre while parked on my driveway. So may be worth looking very carefully at the bottom end of the spring to see if it is a sharp pointed end of a snapped spring? Last edited by Ed3; 15th June 2024 at 14:39..

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Matt_75 Gets stuck in 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: North Somerset Posts: 603 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	It looks like a piece of the spring is resting on top of the driveshaft in the first photo __________________ Matt 2001 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 (BRG) 1999 Rover 75 Club 2.5 (Dorchester Red) 1973 Triumph Dolomite (Honeysuckle)

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Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,585 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	And fit a pair of tyre protectors to help ensure it doesn't happen again.