New Member, Broken Rear Spring Question

[Terry Soloman]

Rear passenger side spring actually broke near the base and was rattling around. Going to cost us (2006 Mazda 5) $250.00 to have it repaired! Just 40,000 miles o the car. Happen to anyone else?

Cheers! - Terry TerrySoloman@aol.com

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[8.5x11]

Springs dont just break. That should really be replaced by the dealer or maybe you should tell us what you were jumping with your 5.... Where do you live? Was it rusty at all???

 

[Robotazky]

Springs dont just break. That should really be replaced by the dealer or maybe you should tell us what you were jumping with your 5.... Where do you live? Was it rusty at all???

Before I read your comment the first thought in my head was the TSB where dealers ground off metal that stuck out on the springs the first couple of model years. They could have F'ed it up doing that.

OP - It takes only a tiny bit of missing metal in a spring to cause catastrophic failure from bending over and over. The spring gets its rigidity from the fact that the steel tube is putting equal force spread across the surface area. I highly recommend pulling the service history to see if the modification, per the TSB, was performed. If is was performed, then have a trusted mechanic inspect it and provide a written report. If it was not performed, then it could still be related to poor welds from the factory.

 

[wmzda5]

Time for some lowering springs. You could buy good ones for that amount.

 

[tillyspeed81]

tru, or you could look on the forums to see if anyone is selling a set of stockers....pretty sure one of us has a set sitting around...oh look I got a set....pm me...wait...I'll email ya...hopefully you haven't spent 250 on one spring yet...it could probably save u some cash...

 

[Terry Soloman]

Thanks to all of you! We are in New York. There was no rust, just a clean break - really weird! Cheers! - Terry

 

[nftyper]

Thanks to all of you! We are in New York. There was no rust, just a clean break - really weird! Cheers! - Terry

Im in North Jersey and i have a set of springs, let me know.