Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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yep thats right, getting annoyed i had a rattle everytime i drove over a pothole or speed bump i heard this annoying tinny rattle.
so i went about investigating this noise, nothing looked loose even though the sound implied it. under the bonnet....nope....dampers? brakes?
i looked everywhere checking all sorts and then found this in the "dish" that holds the lower end of the spring....
yup thats right it was bouncing around everytime the car jumped about! sheared off the end of the spring!
can't complain really the car has done 103k miles and is 26 years old this year!
[in my Nova, from the offside front]
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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We get so many MK5 Fiestas in work with this problem, every few days infact. Even worse if the snapped coil twists around and starts rubbing on the tyre.
[Edited on 03-04-2011 by DannyB]
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AshWatson
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Registered: 18th Jun 10
Location: West Yorkshire
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I did a coil spring and tyre on a fiat idea at work, woman was on A1 heard a metallic rattly twang and tyre exploded, spring seperated the tyres tread from the sidewall near enough  lol
[Edited on 03-04-2011 by AshWatson]
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
We get so many MK5 Fiestas in work with this problem, every few days infact. Even worse if the snapped coil twists around and starts rubbing on the tyre.
[Edited on 03-04-2011 by DannyB]
This happened to my dad's that we recently sold, except it snapped at the top and the bottom! And made a horrible clunking noise when you turned the wheel.
So far mines been ok 'touch wood' 
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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I had this problem on a mk3 astra, eagle eyed MOT tester noticed it
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