Author Topic: Broken spring  (Read 3304 times)

VW BUSH

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #10 on: 06 May 2013, 13:04 »
Where on the internet might i get a set of lowering springs from?

Also my power steering pump is leaking, Are they the same for all mk3's?
http://www.audivwparts.co.uk/

He has got piles of them, gutted from many a mk3.


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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #11 on: 07 May 2013, 09:33 »
Im gonna get some from a place local to me today at some stage. I want lowering springs like 20 or 30. The car would look stupid if it not lowered. 30/50 is too low at the front.

What about the power steering pump anyone know about that? It leaking is that an MOT failure?

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #12 on: 07 May 2013, 12:09 »
Yes if the MOT man notices its leaking it will be a failure.
And yes i think they are all the same.

Sh!t loads on fleabay.

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #13 on: 12 May 2013, 20:38 »
So i decided to stick it through the MOT first befor i bought any parts and well it failed as expected but he didnt notice the broken spring or the leaking power steering pump.

heres what it failed on

Steering gaiter - split - nearside front
Brake pipes - corroded/pitted - offside front

Should be easy and cheap to fix right?

Gavv8

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #14 on: 12 May 2013, 20:58 »
So i decided to stick it through the MOT first befor i bought any parts and well it failed as expected but he didnt notice the broken spring or the leaking power steering pump.

heres what it failed on

Steering gaiter - split - nearside front
Brake pipes - corroded/pitted - offside front

Should be easy and cheap to fix right?
A few safety related issues there personally i'd sort the broken spring first as thats dangerous and then ask myself if i should take it somewhere else for the retest , the idea is find out whats wrong with it after all.

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #15 on: 12 May 2013, 21:08 »
A few safety related issues there personally i'd sort the broken spring first as thats dangerous and then ask myself if i should take it somewhere else for the retest , the idea is find out whats wrong with it after all.

Yea youre right i still need to fix it, im not driving it atm anyway till it gets sorted.

Im from northern ireland its different here the only is a few test centers and thats all they do is MOT's you cant really take it somewhere else, they dont normally miss sh!t.

So either my mechanic is talking sh!t or the MOT man dosent have a clue, i dunno.
« Last Edit: 12 May 2013, 21:20 by VR6_Mark »

Gavv8

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Re: Broken spring
« Reply #16 on: 12 May 2013, 21:40 »
There's nothing on that list thats very difficult to sort out.