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Paul B
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Twanging Spring?
« on: Mar 26^th, 2006, 1:08pm »

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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.

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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 26^th, 2006, 5:43pm »

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Broken spring?

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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 26^th, 2006, 6:14pm »

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defenitlly a broken spring

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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 27^th, 2006, 4:47am »

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hi paul

dry ball bearing run at the top of the strut? Undecided

but the broken spring sounds likely. Sad

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Paul B
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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:31am »

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Oh dear. Not what I needed to hear Sad

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

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

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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:42am »

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

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Paul B
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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #6 on: Mar 27^th, 2006, 6:47am »

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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.

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Re: Twanging Spring?
« Reply #7 on: Mar 27^th, 2006, 7:34am »

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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.

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