Help with fitting springs

[neil74]

I'm using carpet samples at the moment to protect the metalwork from the jack gouging the underseal and paint off the jacking points.

[terry paget]

If you have been driving around with a broken spring since January it doesn't sound like you are seeking perfection, just an MOT pass. I imagine it is a rear spring; if so it's a straightforward job. Don't jack up the differential, it may damage the mountings.

Nah it's a front one, the car cost me less than 600 so your right, I'm not looking for perfection, just something fun that will do for now but riding the pushbike to work in this weather is exhausting! Nah I'd always try and use recommended jacking points or anywhere that's not suspended and solid.

In that case, you could do worse than buy a used strut on e-bay and pop it on. I did that a couple of years ago when the wretched MOT inspector failed the car for a hint of oil on n/s front strut. It cost £20 and was easy to fit.

[Toledodude1973]

Sounds like a good move Terry and cheap