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Offline Newbieintown

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Broken rear springs.... what to do.
« on: February 21, 2019, 04:40:21 pm »
Guy I have 2 broken rear springs, can afford to go any lower in ride high. Have standard set up at the moment. VW want £198. Just for the part. What would you suggest? Don’t want to spend thousands.
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Offline muff1991

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Re: Broken rear springs.... what to do.
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2019, 04:48:57 pm »
just put some springs in from Euros.. will be half the price if not more of a saving.. really easy job too  :happy2:
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Re: Broken rear springs.... what to do.
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2019, 05:26:29 pm »
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Re: Broken rear springs.... what to do.
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2019, 05:46:46 pm »
Also, labour to fit rear springs should be low.  It's a very easy job, as the spring is separate from the strut.  I did mine myself in an hour.  I reckon a mechanic could do them in half the time.
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Re: Broken rear springs.... what to do.
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2019, 11:46:38 am »
If it is JUST the spring then fair enough, depends if anything else needs doing when you are under there.
On our passat it needed rear springs, eccentric toe adjustment bushes and I did the outer bushes while I was there.
What a PITA job it was, good job I knew how to remove the old bushes and get the new ones in.
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