Driving to garage with broken front coil spring
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I was rudely awoken by the crack of a broken spring on my trusty old daily commuter Skoda Superb mk.1 this week as it sat on the drive!
It's booked into my local garage a 6 mile drive away, they don't have a recovery truck or trailer. I'm thinking of driving it there - 5/6am when the roads are quiet, take it easy at 20mph, it's all through 30mph limit roads anyway.
I'm thinking I may just unbolt the bottom of the shock, let the broken spring fall out, and bolt it back on. I'm then driving on 3 springs (which it is currently anyway) but no chance of a broken spring fouling anything.
Would you, it's not ideal but there's no great risk if I'm driving slow and steady and the wheel isn't fouled by the arch or a broken spring, is there?
Any experiences of doing this - positive or negative?
It's booked into my local garage a 6 mile drive away, they don't have a recovery truck or trailer. I'm thinking of driving it there - 5/6am when the roads are quiet, take it easy at 20mph, it's all through 30mph limit roads anyway.
I'm thinking I may just unbolt the bottom of the shock, let the broken spring fall out, and bolt it back on. I'm then driving on 3 springs (which it is currently anyway) but no chance of a broken spring fouling anything.
Would you, it's not ideal but there's no great risk if I'm driving slow and steady and the wheel isn't fouled by the arch or a broken spring, is there?
Any experiences of doing this - positive or negative?
Thanks for all the replies.
I wouldnt have driven it without removing the remains of the spring, its broken high up enough for the remains to fall below the bottom seat/mount on the shock.
However, on closer inspection the belly of the undertray is about 2 inches from the ground, so Im not risking it.
Car booked in with a different garage that can recover.
P.S. picking up on one of the comments above, why would I need a new top mount and bearing?
I wouldnt have driven it without removing the remains of the spring, its broken high up enough for the remains to fall below the bottom seat/mount on the shock.
However, on closer inspection the belly of the undertray is about 2 inches from the ground, so Im not risking it.
Car booked in with a different garage that can recover.
P.S. picking up on one of the comments above, why would I need a new top mount and bearing?
Edited by yellowbentines on Friday 4th May 18:09
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