Who Can Say They Have Heard There Spring Break?

Alex30013k · 10th March 2011, 10:24

Walked out to my car this morning, heard a bang and a bit of smoke from my tire, thought my tire had blown as i had a little golf ball on the side of it.
Any way was watching the tire to see it go down and it didnt then looked under and saw that the spring had broken!! lol

im so lucky i wasnt driving!!!

soapy · 10th March 2011, 10:29

I've had one front one go as i pulled off the drive and it sounded like a gunshot,frightened the life out of me.

pab · 10th March 2011, 10:43

Some cars are fitted with tyre protectors on the bottom of the strut to prevent this kind of thing happening

It was reported recently on here that a member who had these protectors fitted still suffered the same as you

I have had a rear spring break at the bottom of the cup..sounded like a gunshot

Mike V · 10th March 2011, 11:20

Certainly feels like its the season for spring breakages. *gulp.

James.uk · 10th March 2011, 14:06

Mine went as I set off, not very loud but uncoiled so that it went straight through the tyre as far as the wheel itself.. Then I had to back-up 30 feet! Doing that allowed the sharp spring end to cut the tyre into two entirely( en tyre ly?) separate halves!

do'hhh

I now have tyre protectors fitted........................................

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Alex30013k · 10th March 2011, 14:32

We had to jack the car up a cut the sping to allow the car to be driven onto the flat bed! lol

Roverama · 10th March 2011, 14:58

Glad you weren't driving Alex, was the tyre protector the one mod you didn't have !

VVC-Geeza · 10th March 2011, 15:47

I think the lowered look suits it

Miff · 10th March 2011, 16:03

Wow, that could have been a real problem... It seems from other reported incidents that they break at low speed, better that than 70mph in the overtaking lane.

sailorhms · 10th March 2011, 16:49

Mines went luckily, as i was coming back to it with a bucket of water when I was washing it, I thought, by the sound of it that someone had thrown a brick through the windscreen!

10th March 2011, 10:29	#2
soapy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Contemporary Diesel Auto Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 18 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	I've had one front one go as i pulled off the drive and it sounded like a gunshot,frightened the life out of me. __________________ "Quantity has a quality all of it's own" Joseph Stalin.

10th March 2011, 11:20	#4
Mike V Avid contributor MG ZT 190 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Posts: 220 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Certainly feels like its the season for spring breakages. *gulp. __________________ http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/...caea01bcef.jpg

10th March 2011, 15:47	#8
VVC-Geeza This is my second home 2005 Connoisseur SE 1.8 Turbo,2004 45 1.8 Connoisseur and my beloved 1998 VVC Coupe. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Derby. Posts: 8,758 Thanks: 2,022 Thanked 1,016 Times in 739 Posts	I think the lowered look suits it __________________

10th March 2011, 10:43	#3
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	Some cars are fitted with tyre protectors on the bottom of the strut to prevent this kind of thing happening It was reported recently on here that a member who had these protectors fitted still suffered the same as you I have had a rear spring break at the bottom of the cup..sounded like a gunshot

10th March 2011, 14:06	#5
James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	Mine went as I set off, not very loud but uncoiled so that it went straight through the tyre as far as the wheel itself.. Then I had to back-up 30 feet! Doing that allowed the sharp spring end to cut the tyre into two entirely( en tyre ly?) separate halves! do'hhh I now have tyre protectors fitted........................................ ...

10th March 2011, 14:58	#7
Roverama Last chance saloon SAAB 900S Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nottingham Posts: 123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Glad you weren't driving Alex, was the tyre protector the one mod you didn't have !

10th March 2011, 16:03	#9
Miff Avid contributor 2002 2.5 Connoisseur SE. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sheffield Posts: 223 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Wow, that could have been a real problem... It seems from other reported incidents that they break at low speed, better that than 70mph in the overtaking lane.

10th March 2011, 16:49	#10
sailorhms Avid contributor Rover 75 CDTi connoisseur SE and 1974 P6B auto Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bathgate,west Lothian. Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Mines went luckily, as i was coming back to it with a bucket of water when I was washing it, I thought, by the sound of it that someone had thrown a brick through the windscreen!