broke a LF spring on the 5kq today

[GEORGE MILLS]

Thanks for your note Gary. We must be careful here lest we start a
trend :) I'm in the planning stages at this point and have to locate a
spring compressor. Still trying to find a good deal on a spring. Still
too damn cold to get at it. Still have snow on the ground. That's a
lotto stills :) I will get to it though. I don't mind the "up close
and personal" as I get a chance to vent the pent ups and usually come
away with a smile when it's all said and done. I believe you copied
your post to the list but were in that window of time when the
database was acting like an Audi, so perhaps we will see if it is a
normal.

Best regards,

Geo

On Fri, 23 Mar 01 17:03:58 EST, steinbru at vnet.ibm.com wrote:

>Hey George, just did the same on the 5ks here --really weird,
>not due to rough roads as far as I know.  I was driving along,
>I started picking up a loud rattle from the front.  Drove about
>five more miles, stopped at a light.  When I took off, about
>halfway thru the intersection, a loud clang (like a big wrench
>hitting the pavement --don't ask how I know :).  I pulled over,
>walked back to get my "wrench" and all I could see was part of
>a big iron ring in the road --which turned out to be the top
>half coil of the RF spring!!  Now the rattle is permanent,
>but the sproing is gone :)    No sag either.  BTW, the fracture
>was some rusty, indicating it was that way for at least a little
>while.
>
>"Up close and personal" = not cool.  Wonder if this is a normal.
>--Gary
>