Looks good. Who did you order from? I'm going to do my 09 in the spring, I think. I agree, an extra spare or two never hurts.
2010 Smart fortwo front coil spring failure
I could hear some noise in the front, go take a look and there's not much room in the wheel well....
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Looks like this car is going to need new coil springs, at least in the front. Its 10 years old, so I imagine there are going to be other suspension issues along the way.
Time to read...
Looks like this car is going to need new coil springs, at least in the front. Its 10 years old, so I imagine there are going to be other suspension issues along the way.
Time to read...
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While I'm waiting for parts I decided to pull the sway bar and dismantle the side with the broken spring (waiting to borrow/get a pair of compressors for the good side).
Taking the sway bar off was super easy like most cars. I disconnected the front underbody panel at the bumper and the swapbar slid right out.
The "hat" that slides over the strut took a little effort to work free, but it came off with some light tapping.
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I don't see the "hat" listed on any of the parts diagrams and it did not come with the new struts. Mine look like they'll be serviceable with most of the rust having come from other parts as the "hat" apprears to be galvanized.
Taking the sway bar off was super easy like most cars. I disconnected the front underbody panel at the bumper and the swapbar slid right out.
The "hat" that slides over the strut took a little effort to work free, but it came off with some light tapping.
I don't see the "hat" listed on any of the parts diagrams and it did not come with the new struts. Mine look like they'll be serviceable with most of the rust having come from other parts as the "hat" apprears to be galvanized.
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