Shell
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About a week ago, on a country road I managed to drive over a GIANT pothole because some arse came flying round a blind bend and I had to pull right over. My car seemed fine afterwards and I had no problems. However, next day, I parked up, half on the kerb, half off. When I went to move off the kerb(slowly, as you do) there was a mighty bang from the left hand side of my car. It drove fine after that so I didn't panic TOO much and Eck assured me the car would be fine. I then did a 360 mile trip to Nottingham and didn't have any issues with the car, same coming back. Now however, I'm having to drive over speedbumps practically at a stand still as I get a lovely banging sound coming from the left of the car(The side that went down the pot hole) and it also does it sometimes when I turn the wheel about a full turn to the left. Any ideas what this might be and how much it's going to skin me at the garage tomorrow?
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SR91
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Could be as little as a broken spring :-)
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daymoon
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anti roll bar link?
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Jordan C
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Defo a broken spring shell!
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Shell
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 Expensive? Stupid council, that pot hole was there for the entire three months I had to drive that road. It was pitch black though and it was move over or mash my car
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SR91
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quote:
Originally posted by Shell
Expensive? Stupid council, that pot hole was there for the entire three months I had to drive that road. It was pitch black though and it was move over or mash my car
Shouldn't be too much, 30 minuite job and a spring.. What car is it?
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Shell
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Toyota Yaris T-sport, which seems to be renowned for expensive parts
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mike56gte
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what road was it?
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lostboy
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My Spax suspension does this all the time, I'm told its the suspension bottoming out. Put me off spax big time this has.
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Shell
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You know if you are heading to Cupar from Leven? Just before you get to the top of the windy road into Cupar(the one that was closed for months after it got flooded and the hill started collapsing). Well just before that there is a turn in to the left to head down to Springfield? On that one. You'd go down there if you were heading to Stratheden(Where I was on placement for 3 months).
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harrisp
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Id say a broken spring, or even a knackered top mount.
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sand-eel
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I'm going to say some sort of bush/ top mount, just because I drove around for a while with a broken spring with no weird noises or anything, only noticed when the other side broke and I checked both sides.
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Shell
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I don't even know what the top mount is! Is that a big fix?
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mike56gte
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quote:
Originally posted by Shell
You know if you are heading to Cupar from Leven? Just before you get to the top of the windy road into Cupar(the one that was closed for months after it got flooded and the hill started collapsing). Well just before that there is a turn in to the left to head down to Springfield? On that one. You'd go down there if you were heading to Stratheden(Where I was on placement for 3 months).
orite i see dont drive that road very often so wont need to worry about this giant pothole. these fife roads are a joke!!! u cant drive 300yards without hitting a hole in the road but yeah sounds like a brokin spring.
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Redtoplad1
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either broken spring or a ball joint maybe ??
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Shell
I don't even know what the top mount is! Is that a big fix?
Its a rubber mount the suspension shocker bolts to, cheap part usually, easy to change.
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harrisp
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There is a used standard suspension set for a t sport on ebay for £100 front and rear so one front should be cheap enough if you didnt want to go second hand.
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Daveskater
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Sounds like a broken spring to me. Shouldn't really be a ridiculous price for a standard spring.
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Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Fad
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My money is on top mount especially as its happens when you turn the wheel. I had this from a pot hole it was so bad the top of the strut actually bent upwards.
Snapped spring from a pot hole is very unlikely unless its an e46 BMW
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
My money is on top mount especially as its happens when you turn the wheel. I had this from a pot hole it was so bad the top of the strut actually bent upwards.
Snapped spring from a pot hole is very unlikely unless its an e46 BMW
Your not wrong there Ted! :'(
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Shell
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
My money is on top mount especially as its happens when you turn the wheel. I had this from a pot hole it was so bad the top of the strut actually bent upwards.
Snapped spring from a pot hole is very unlikely unless its an e46 BMW
Expensive fix? I don't think it's a snapped spring as the car isn't sitting uneven or anything like that.
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Colin
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Top mounts a few quid.
Tell Eck to make himself usefull & fit it!!
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Shell
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He's useless, doesn't know his arse from his elbow in reality.
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Daveskater
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Mine didn't look uneven when the top of the rear spring broke off. The spring will just be under less tension than before if only a bit has come off the top.
If it full on snapped right in the middle then you'd know about it
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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IvIarkgraham
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ive got the same after carrying an engine in my boot
springs are only 4 months old
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