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Mon 18 Jan 2010 20:53

01 1.8 Front Suspension Damage - Little Mikey

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated here. The front near side suspension has started to make violent creaking sounds - even just by lifting the wheel arch up and down, or sometimes just by turning the steering wheel. Needless to say, when driving over a bump it's even worse. The best way I can describe the sound is like somebody moving around upstairs and you can hear the creaks through the ceiling., except much louder.
I'm not certain what to look for when I take the wheel off and put it on the jack, so I would be grateful for any help.

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Mon 18 Jan 2010 21:14

01 1.8 Front Suspension Damage - Galaxy

Broken front spring. A very common problem these days!

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Mon 18 Jan 2010 21:25

01 1.8 Front Suspension Damage - Little Mikey

Thanks for the help, will keep that in mind so. Only thing though, I don't remember hitting anything hard, at least not recently. Could this happen over a long period of time and then finally break?
Not trying to be awkward asking that, just wondering.
Many thanks.

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Mon 18 Jan 2010 22:20

01 1.8 Front Suspension Damage - Peter.N.

You don't have to hit anything they just break. Probably due to the general dicline in the quality of modern cars.

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