Spring thing hanging down under car? pic added!

[terri8le1]

Was walking back to my car today and noticed something hanging down, sort of level with where your feet would be sitting in the driver seat but underneath the car, it was on a hinge and looked sort of like a spring at the end of it, i pushed it back up and it sort of hooked on something, didnt seem solid though.
Any ideas what it is and where it should be?

Cheers in advance!

[Rmachines]

I cant imagen what this might be!

Was it near the rear axle?  Could it have been the rear brake balence compensator spring?

[terri8le1]

No mate, it was at the front, roughly level with where the driver seat is, but underneath, i'll get a picture of it and put it up here.

[Mikester]

i pushed it back up and it sort of hooked on something

 

 

And your not worried about this? Still driving it?

[terri8le1]

Sorry chaps, it was at the rear, near the axel, here's a pic

[saul79]

thats off your brake compensator on the back, has a short 13mm bolt/nut on it to hold spring  on

[terri8le1]

Cheers, so what do i have to do with it matey? Whats its purpose?

[saul79]

bolt it back on.its for when the car is loaded in the back it will let the brakes brake more on the back due to the extra weight 

[herbster]

it compensates the load in the back with the braking efficiency, the more the suspension is loaded the more pressure the rear brakes apply, as the set up is predominately front about 60-70% rear 30-40%, it attaches to a miniture cylinder above where it is with the said bolt, pretty important during the winter really, once you put your head under there you'll see the little sod!!!

[terri8le1]

Ah right, cheers fella's, will have a look at it first thing and get it back where it should be!
Thanks again.

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