Rear Suspension looks low on tourer CDTi - Page 2

TriumphStag · 28th July 2013, 21:24

mine also had broken springs and looked low at the back. difficult to see if you don't kmpw what it should look like. take the rear wheel off either side and have w look at the bottom of the springs, there should be a bottom coil of about 1/2 the diameter of the rest. If it is not there then the spring has snapped.

2Diesels · 28th July 2013, 21:35

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Originally Posted by TriumphStag

mine also had broken springs and looked low at the back. difficult to see if you don't kmpw what it should look like. take the rear wheel off either side and have w look at the bottom of the springs, there should be a bottom coil of about 1/2 the diameter of the rest. If it is not there then the spring has snapped.

Are you typing in the dark?

My ZT-T had 2 broken springs & yet still sat right until one day one of them shifted & it dropped, on removal that one was in 3 pieces & the other had snapped half way up.

E_T_V · 28th July 2013, 21:37

They almost always break at the end as the metal is thinner here so more highly stressed and so more vulnerable to corrosion also

webbnos · 28th July 2013, 22:11

Thanks for all the help, I'll get it jacked up and investigate further!

E_T_V · 28th July 2013, 22:27

Take the rear wheel off on each side and carefully check each end of the spring for "issues".

webbnos · 29th July 2013, 20:01

Well I took KWIL's measurements and mine was indeed much lower so took off wheels and sure enough, as everyone else so helpfully suggested I found two broken coil springs!

Thanks indeed for all your comments pointing to this. I'll get some new ones ordered up. Is it much of a job to replace them?

Thanks again,

Webbnos.

TriumphStag · 29th July 2013, 20:44

It's not too bad a job. there is a how to on here somewhere, although I had to use some cut down spring compressors to get to new springs in (just needed to compress a little bit)

E_T_V · 29th July 2013, 22:52

If you can get both rear wheels off of the ground at once it is simple enough. Drop them both together so you don't have to undo the anti-roll bar. Then simply wriggle them into place. Mine was a ZTT so slightly lower than the 75 so springs didn't need compressing at all to fit (other than by hand). The broken ones will come out easier! Remember to align the drain holes in the lower rubber mounts with the holes in the lower arm to prevent them filling with water and rotting.

Compared to swapping a front spring it is simple. 30 mins a side I reckon.

ahp · 30th July 2013, 12:35

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Originally Posted by E_T_V

SNAP. Mine looked low (and lower on one side than the other) due to a broken spring.

Snap - me too

webbnos · 5th August 2013, 11:19

Thanks everyone. I got some replacement coil springs and replaced them at the weekend. The job wasn't too bad, I managed to compress them with ratchet straps, although wouldn't recommend it in case they slip off and bounce into ones' own head!

The old ones came out with the bottom coil snapped, as shown in the photos from E_T_V.

Its a bit higher now, my dogs have further to jump!

Thanks.

28th July 2013, 21:24	#11
TriumphStag Gets stuck in MK1 Connie SE 2.0CDTi Tourer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crawley Posts: 635 Thanks: 39 Thanked 79 Times in 52 Posts	mine also had broken springs and looked low at the back. difficult to see if you don't kmpw what it should look like. take the rear wheel off either side and have w look at the bottom of the springs, there should be a bottom coil of about 1/2 the diameter of the rest. If it is not there then the spring has snapped.

28th July 2013, 21:37	#13
E_T_V Loves to post MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 423 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	They almost always break at the end as the metal is thinner here so more highly stressed and so more vulnerable to corrosion also

28th July 2013, 22:11	#14
webbnos Regular poster 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for all the help, I'll get it jacked up and investigate further!

28th July 2013, 22:27	#15
E_T_V Loves to post MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 423 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Take the rear wheel off on each side and carefully check each end of the spring for "issues".

29th July 2013, 20:01	#16
webbnos Regular poster 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well I took KWIL's measurements and mine was indeed much lower so took off wheels and sure enough, as everyone else so helpfully suggested I found two broken coil springs! Thanks indeed for all your comments pointing to this. I'll get some new ones ordered up. Is it much of a job to replace them? Thanks again, Webbnos.

29th July 2013, 20:44	#17
TriumphStag Gets stuck in MK1 Connie SE 2.0CDTi Tourer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crawley Posts: 635 Thanks: 39 Thanked 79 Times in 52 Posts	It's not too bad a job. there is a how to on here somewhere, although I had to use some cut down spring compressors to get to new springs in (just needed to compress a little bit)

29th July 2013, 22:52	#18
E_T_V Loves to post MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 423 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	If you can get both rear wheels off of the ground at once it is simple enough. Drop them both together so you don't have to undo the anti-roll bar. Then simply wriggle them into place. Mine was a ZTT so slightly lower than the 75 so springs didn't need compressing at all to fit (other than by hand). The broken ones will come out easier! Remember to align the drain holes in the lower rubber mounts with the holes in the lower arm to prevent them filling with water and rotting. Compared to swapping a front spring it is simple. 30 mins a side I reckon.

5th August 2013, 11:19	#20
webbnos Regular poster 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks everyone. I got some replacement coil springs and replaced them at the weekend. The job wasn't too bad, I managed to compress them with ratchet straps, although wouldn't recommend it in case they slip off and bounce into ones' own head! The old ones came out with the bottom coil snapped, as shown in the photos from E_T_V. Its a bit higher now, my dogs have further to jump! Thanks.