2003 Ford Focus Coil Springs

Just had the passenger side snap, but a quick google and it seems like a recall issue (on the US models anyway).

Anyone had this resolved? Got a lot of miles to complete this week

bout £80 fitted by a independent mate, off the shelf part and takes about an hour if that.

Doubt you would get it done under a recall with a car of that age, it is quite common & iv'e had it happen on a Volvo & a Vauxhall, apparently it's because of contaminants in the steel when the spring is made.

[timwilky]

About an hour to do if everything goes to plan, dead easy, whip the strut off, take off old spring, fight the compressors to fit new spring and shove strut back on.

Originally Posted by timwilky

About an hour to do if everything goes to plan, dead easy, whip the strut off, take off old spring, fight the compressors to fit new spring and shove strut back on.

exactly why I paid my bloke I use £20 to fit one... I aint gonna feck about with all that

[timwilky]

I had to do my lads the other month, was easy to get the struts off(about 10 mins per side) but one spring was a pig to compress. I use two sets of compressors, first set compressing spring enough to get the cap on, then a second set pulling against the cap in order to fasten the retaining nut. I was seriously thinking of buying an industrial compressor until common sense told me that I would probably not do another for at least 10 years

Originally Posted by timwilky

I had to do my lads the other month, was easy to get the struts off(about 10 mins per side) but one spring was a pig to compress. I use two sets of compressors, first set compressing spring enough to get the cap on, then a second set pulling against the cap in order to fasten the retaining nut. I was seriously thinking of buying an industrial compressor until common sense told me that I would probably not do another for at least 10 years

my dad has started to tell me to go whistle if my cars break now.. which is fair as a I probably earn as much as he does....

he said no to changing the gearbox in catherines Punto the other week.. how rude lol

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by timwilky

dead easy, whip the strut off...

...find out the spring has demolished everything in its path

Doh. I hate paying someone to do a job I know I could do. But no garage/driveway/tools means otherwise. Happens the week my MOT comes up too

Never heard of it on a normal -mileage (75k) road car before though.

[timwilky]

My lads Kangoo snapped one at about 60,000, he hadn't a clue until he failed his mot. but it only broke off about 1/2 a coil and fortunately landed back within the suspension caps.