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On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 23:02:30 +0000, Gordon H
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After the second front coil spring was discovered broken in about 18
months on my Mk 2 Mondeo I asked in disbelief to see it in the workshop,
as the handling seemed ok. It was broken near the top.

I asked the service guys (the ones in overalls) if they thought speed
bumps could be a cause, and they shrugged and said "Wear and tear".

I'm sure I read in Mondeo Forums that the Mk2 was well known for
breaking springs .Over the last three MOT's my Mk2 has had springs
replaced on at least two times and ,same as you,I was not aware of it
. Over the years I have had many cars ,Avengers,Sunbeams,Sceptre,etc
etc and I did not have one broken spring on any of them.

My last experience of a broken spring was on my dad's 1936 Morris 8,
which he had overloaded with a home made "boot" box on the rear, to take
us from Manchester to Poole on holiday around 1948.

Hit a verge somewhere in the Midlands and a leaf broke on the NS rear.
He was fortunate that the friends we were staying with new a repair shop
which fitted a new leaf.
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Gordon H
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