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(Message started by: Paul B on Mar 26^th, 2006, 1:08pm)

Title: Twanging Spring?
Post by Paul B on Mar 26^th, 2006, 1:08pm

I seem to have developed (over the past day or so) what sounds like a front spring (suspension) twanging.
Its the nearside one and it seems to occur when I pull away - weight transferring to the rear.
Any thoughts?

EDIT: Things have been clonking again up front for a while.

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by Highlander on Mar 26^th, 2006, 5:43pm

Broken spring?

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by trogg on Mar 26^th, 2006, 6:14pm

defenitlly a broken spring

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 27^th, 2006, 4:47am

hi paul

dry ball bearing run at the top of the strut? :-/ but the broken spring sounds likely. :(

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by Paul B on Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:31am

Oh dear. Not what I needed to hear :(

The car seems to sit fine on the road and was driving great yesterday too.

OK, its out with the jack & stands again then!

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by Simmo on Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:42am

This may help.http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Problems;action=display;num=1134918331;start=0#0.

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by Paul B on Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:47am

Hmm... thanks for that Mike.

Maybe Scorpios are a bit weak in the spring area then..?

I'll check it out as soon as I can.

Title: Re: Twanging Spring?
Post by big_neil on Mar 27^th, 2006, 7:34am

sounds to me like a spring isnt properly seated?.I had brand new ones fitted to the rear of my 2ltr ghia x a y

ear ago and it still twangs now occasionly.