Originally Posted by
Matt478
I changed same spring on a mates fiesta ST. That had done the same.
He got the spring from the local motor factors.
Also got new pinch bolt for lower arm, nut for steering rod end and a new nut for the end of the driveshaft.
Easy enough job to do with basic tools and spring compressors.
Yeah I saw in the Haynes manual that it suggested replacing a bunch of nuts, particularly any under a fair bit of torque
Originally Posted by
dojj
if you do change anything it's normally best practice to change them in axle sets as you don't want one side new and the other side being fucked
when the spring snapped on my mondeo it broke the top mount as well so not that i'm saying it's got to be done, but at £12 a side, is it worth leaving alone and then needing to get the tracking all sorted once you've put it all back together again?
Will deffo be changing per axle bud, seems its quite cheap to buy it all in pairs Ive noticed. Thanks for the heads up tho on the top mounts!
Ive not had the chance to have a look at it since it shat itself its just sat parked up coz of work. Shit time of the year for it to happen though as I bet it will be a nightmare trying to find motor factors open now..
