Driving with no rear damper.

[bazza white]

Not sure how but my rear top mount has sheared on my Volvo c30 last night and it's knocking about. I'm up I Yorkshire and live in Cardiff I'll l call breakdown later but if they put it down to accident or pot hole and refuse could I remove the damper and drive it gingerly. I know a bit bouncy on the one corner.

[Rich1973]

Can't recommend it to be honest. You will have little by the way of roadholding and your car could reasonably be described as dangerous. Can you get one and fit it?

[loskie]

surely your question is not serious

[bazza white]

Rich1973 said:

Can't recommend it to be honest. You will have little by the way of roadholding and your car could reasonably be described as dangerous. Can you get one and fit it?

Cheers. Seen a few posts on a few forums where some said okay on the rear but some said no.

Nope can't get one today and I can't see if other bolt has sheared which is another issue.

[bazza white]

loskie said:

surely your question is not serious

It's quite plausible hence the question.

[sociopath]

bazza white said:

loskie said:

surely your question is not serious

It's quite plausible hence the question.

Given suspension is part of the MOT, I'd suspect no damper would be classed as driving a dangerous vehicle

[thebraketester]

bazza white said:

Not sure how but my rear top mount has sheared on my Volvo c30 last night and it's knocking about. I'm up I Yorkshire and live in Cardiff I'll l call breakdown later but if they put it down to accident or pot hole and refuse could I remove the damper and drive it gingerly. I know a bit bouncy on the one corner.

Can you? Probably.
Should you? Well, probably not

Having said that often seen cars with obviously defective shocks driving on motorways. I can only presume those drivers are still alive.

[stevieturbo]

Is it advisable, sensible, safe, etc etc ??

No.

Could it be done...most probably. As mentioned above, plenty of times I've been driving along and the car in front has had a wheel obviously out of control from damping....yet they are oblivious to it. Which is perhaps even more dangerous than the fault itself if a driver is that oblivious to their vehicle etc

And on the assumption it is not also struts at the rear where the spring requires the damper to be intact.

[Munter]

You could do something that could kill you or others if it go's wrong. Or get your breakdown company to take you home and worry about if there is/isn't a bill later.

You should do the latter.

[bazza white]

Cheers. Damper and spring are separate wouldn't hand asked otherwise. Think it's sorted I'll leave my car in Yorkshire and take my girlfriends car and then swap them next month.

Will try breakdown first. Thanks for replies.