[dazmond]

im sick of everything lately!nothing goin right!bought new van about 3 weeks ago and ive just come back from girlfriends.went over a speed bump and ive got home and van is leaning to one side!the wheel arches are nearly touching the tyres on one side!! : : : : : : : : : : : : :

whats happened!ive not even put any water or weight in the back yet!!no chance at the moment.is the suspension knackered and could i get it fixed??

any help guys would be welcome

hacked off

dazmond

[daz1977]

sounds like a suspension prob,  take it a garage first thing in morning and see what they say

[paul saunders]

What van is it? Is it the front or the rear?

[jonnyald]

if its the front corner dropped most likely be just a broken coil spring  ,[ but if its a back corner dropped most likely be a broken torsion bar ,luckily thats very rare .] 

 front springs break all the time ,they break easy due to poor quality and luckily arent very pricey to buy new . just look under the front wing and see if its broke daz . any spannerman worth his salt can change a spring in under an hour 

[dazmond]

its a kangoo and its BOTH!(front&back)drivers side. : : :

[dazmond]

ive just looked up on the internet.looks like it could be a broken torsion bar on the rear and maybe broken spring on the front.if its the torsion bar its goin to be expensive! : :


set me back even further for my wfp set up!gutted!! :

[jonnyald]

thats RARE  and very bad luck fella, if both ends of yer van broke at the same time .

i used to be a spannerman myself and only once in 20years did i see a "double break happen " . this bearded guy blew his engine AND  his gearbox at the very same time ,driving a fully loaded MARINA VAN  along the M25 . from that day on his nickname became "jinxy"  and less than a year later he blew up an engine in a nice tranny van,so JINXY  really was jinxed

[dazmond]

local garage said its the rear axle beam.he said if you can get one he ll fit it for £180.problem is where do i start!i need to get one pronto! :

any ideas lads?

dazmond

[jonnyald]

get ringing round the breakers yards pronto . as its a saturday you might have to grease a few palms to get a yard monkey to pull out an axle for you

[dazmond]

managed to order new rear axle beam £125 inclu delivery,£180 to fit it and im going to get the cambelt changed,£180 as well so best part of £500 for the lot!

i wont be up and running again til wed or thurs next week at the earliest!

[Bk]

it well easy to fit the axle your self, will save you 180 quid