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Apr 17th, 2012, 16:25 | #1 |
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Rear shock absorber is this right?
Jacked up the rear O/S wheel to changeit and noticed that the shock cover went up with it and looked warped, see picture:
When I lowered thecar it seemed to cover the strut again fullly but I whould have thought it would be fixed? Is this right, or should it be attached? Thanks, Matthew
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Apr 17th, 2012, 16:37 | #2 |
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Don't know much about these cars but the spring looks like it's been rubbing the shock. I think there must be something wrong with the top mount or the spring platform for the spring to sit like that , unless the spring is broken.
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is the spring sitting in the bottom cup of the shock ok because it does not look right to me, I'm sure the shock should be directly in the middle of the spring!
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In took a couple of photos here's the other showing the bottom of it. It was definitely sitting right and isn't broken that was the first thing I checked when I bought it and the photos show it still isnt.
This was jacked up so the rear wheel was just off the ground.
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I would have said the bottom coil of the spring has broken off & fallen on the road. That spring is not sitting correctly at the bottom hence why the spring is bent. You can see where the spring is rubbing against the shock absorber.
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I'm 95% sure the spring isn't broken, I've had a broken spring in the past on a Focus and diagnosed them on other cars.
Having just had a quick look now it is on the ground the shock looks more centred in the spring so it could have been an effect of the hub hanging whilst jacked up, the wheel was removed when these photos were taken. What I was most concerned about was whther the boot should be attached to the shock absorber of not?
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In that case is the spring correctly aligned in both the top and bottom spring seats? Whatever it is, that bend on the spring definately isn't right and if it was my car, I'd be changing it.
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Top one yes, bottom I can't be sure now the wheel is back on.
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That spring is definitely not right. You will find that the rear springs on our cars tend to break at the bottom most of the times.
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looking closely at both pics, you spring is definitely a banana!! I think replacing the rear springs may be a very good idea or lower the car by replacing all 4 springs!!
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