A spring and a THUD

KenshinZero · 01-06-2010, 08:26 AM

So yesterday, I was about to head over to my friends place to help him move and when I sat down, I herd a loud thud. A sharp cold chill ran down my spine, not because of the cold wintry weather, but because of the images in my head of what could possibly make such a horrendous noise. I cautiously exit my Alero, and brace myself for the horror that I'm about to find. I look around and.... nothing, to my relief; I wipe the sweat from my face and proceed to my friends place.

Upon entering the first corner of my journey, I notice a slight grinding noise, like my brake pads have dislodged, and are now sliding sideways on my rotor, I brake carefully, and there is no change, I pull over and begin re-examining the wheels, rotors, and suspension. Much more carefully this time. I notice a piece of metal that not supposed to be there, I reach in and pill it out (frond left side wheel) thinking I solved my problem, I cheerfully continue looking everything over so as to make sure there was no sever damage. And that’s when terror struck!

I look and fin my coil sitting half on and half off the strut, and what I am holding in my hand is the lower section of my spring! The icy chill had returned, and this time with a bit of anger and disbelief. And now my car is sitting haply @ Midas getting the front springs replaced.

KenshinZero · 01-06-2010, 09:57 AM

P.S. Ill get pics later on today ^_^

Gr1m · 01-06-2010, 10:21 AM

do you weigh like 30000lbs? i dont see how you sitting in your car would cause that

KenshinZero · 01-06-2010, 11:11 AM

Thats my exact thought, te pice I have looks like its been in the process of breaking for a while, there is discoloration in the middle of the steel, the coating is wore out in the same area, and there is what appears to be rub marks in one spot, where the spring may have been sitting wrong on the strut, but im not gonna know for sure what happend till I get my old spring back and I can look at it.