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[Entwood]

It wasn't me as it was done when it had a broken spring at last MOT and had both changed by a garage. Guess there's not much comeback on either ECP or the garage. It was checked for the MOT (a different garage) and passed so no reason to suspect it wasn't on correct and had driven okay since.

Looks like I'll be buying a new Spring and finding someone who definitely knows how to fit them

Should ALWAYS be replaced in pairs .. you have no idea if the "single" replacement has the same "chacteristics" of the existing remaining one. For safeties sake .. change both.

I see you say both were changed before .. are you certain of that ?? as if only one was done that might be why it has failed early ......

[artsoul_no1]

Definitely both changed. I saw the old springs being taken off and the side that has now snapped and dropped was the side that had previously snapped at the pig tail. 

[05omegav6]

There's nothing really to fitting them, only mentioned it as if a garage fitted it, there could be some come back... Even if you have to claim via the garage which fitted them

If you fitted them, then all bets are off unless it was last week... Much after that, then you get less chance of getting anywhere with claims...

[artsoul_no1]

You're right Al. It's snapped and that's it. No point trying to work out why on a £37 Spring. I'm just glad I know what it is now, this morning I was thinking it was going to be hard to work out what was wrong with it.

Thanks for everyone's replies much appreciated.