318ti
03-20-2005, 06:03 AM
Hi and thanks for reading.
I had a odd noise coming from my rear end passenger side this morning. So I thought I would do the brakes since I had them, just waiting for warmer weather, Then I would investigate the noise.... Jack up the car on all four corners. I look at the rear passenger side and my spring is broken! Right at the bottom of the coil where it starts to coil smaller. It was a new break and the piece was laying on the half shaft from the diff to the wheel... hence the noise. I check the driver side and WTF its broken as well. It was rusty and looked like it had been missing for a while. Have any of you had the same problem? I just bought the car in December so I don't know the history that well.
So I'll be doing the springs shortly. But it surprised the heck out of me. I have never seen that before, never in all my cars over 30 years of driving.
Anyway thanks for your responses.
P
I had a odd noise coming from my rear end passenger side this morning. So I thought I would do the brakes since I had them, just waiting for warmer weather, Then I would investigate the noise.... Jack up the car on all four corners. I look at the rear passenger side and my spring is broken! Right at the bottom of the coil where it starts to coil smaller. It was a new break and the piece was laying on the half shaft from the diff to the wheel... hence the noise. I check the driver side and WTF its broken as well. It was rusty and looked like it had been missing for a while. Have any of you had the same problem? I just bought the car in December so I don't know the history that well.
So I'll be doing the springs shortly. But it surprised the heck out of me. I have never seen that before, never in all my cars over 30 years of driving.
Anyway thanks for your responses.
P