Consequences of removing a spring?

OK, back to Toyotas.

I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.

I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
has to go.

The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.

What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
basketball all the way home...

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in
news:pan.2005.10.13.14.00.24.92671@ae86.gts:
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> OK, back to Toyotas.
>
> I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.
>
> I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
> has to go.
>
> The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
> spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.
>
> What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
> All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
> basketball all the way home...
>[/color]


To remove the spring you'd need to remove the strut from the car, or at
least unbolt the bottom only and hope you can slip the spring off the lower
mount flange.

Without a spring that corner will be bottomed out against the bump stop.
The ride at that corner will be hard as a rock and you'll need to take even
the slightest bump at a near-walking pace. Since one corner will have
sagged substantially, you may also attract the unwelcome interest of the
local law-enforcement agents...

An older car is a bit of a challenge. My '91's age is the reasn I've
started buying annual memberships in CAA (like the AAA). The reason? Towing
is free; 200 miles per tow max. I've had to use it a couple of times and
boy was I glad I had it.


--
TeGGeR®

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:44:55 +0000, TeGGeR® wrote:
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> Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in
> news:pan.2005.10.13.14.00.24.92671@ae86.gts:
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>> OK, back to Toyotas.
>>
>> I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.
>>
>> I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
>> has to go.
>>
>> The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
>> spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.
>>
>> What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
>> All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
>> basketball all the way home...
>>[/color]
>
>
> To remove the spring you'd need to remove the strut from the car, or at
> least unbolt the bottom only and hope you can slip the spring off the lower
> mount flange.
>
> Without a spring that corner will be bottomed out against the bump stop.
> The ride at that corner will be hard as a rock and you'll need to take even
> the slightest bump at a near-walking pace. Since one corner will have
> sagged substantially, you may also attract the unwelcome interest of the
> local law-enforcement agents...
>
> An older car is a bit of a challenge. My '91's age is the reasn I've
> started buying annual memberships in CAA (like the AAA). The reason? Towing
> is free; 200 miles per tow max. I've had to use it a couple of times and
> boy was I glad I had it.[/color]


TWO HUNDRED MILES PER TOW!!!!!!!

I get FIVE MILES!!!!!!

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in
news:pan.2005.10.13.18.50.22.108646@ae86.gts:
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> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:44:55 +0000, TeGGeR® wrote:
>[/color]

<saaa-nip!>

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>>
>> An older car is a bit of a challenge. My '91's age is the reasn I've
>> started buying annual memberships in CAA (like the AAA). The reason?
>> Towing is free; 200 miles per tow max. I've had to use it a couple of
>> times and boy was I glad I had it.[/color]
>
>
> TWO HUNDRED MILES PER TOW!!!!!!!
>
> I get FIVE MILES!!!!!![/color]



Well, Canada is a big country and there's nobody in it, so it's a long tow
to just about anywhere...

--
TeGGeR®

Re: Consequences of removing a spring?

Group: alt.autos.toyota Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2005, 1:09am (EDT+4) From:
tegger@tegger.c0m (TeGGeR®)
Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in
news:pan.2005.10.13.18.50.22.108646@ae86.gts:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:44:55 +0000, TeGGeR® wrote:
<saaa-nip!>
An older car is a bit of a challenge. My '91's age is the reasn I've
started buying annual memberships in CAA (like the AAA). The reason?
Towing is free; 200 miles per tow max. I've had to use it a couple of
times and boy was I glad I had it.
-----------

TWO HUNDRED MILES PER TOW!!!!!!!
I get FIVE MILES!!!!!!
------------

Well, Canada is a big country and there's nobody in it, so it's a long
tow to just about anywhere...
--
TeGGeR®

-------------

If you 'SPRING' for a little more you could get AAA plus and get (UM)
limited towing miles. It says so right on the sign. 8>)

CP

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:45:07 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
>OK, back to Toyotas.
>
>I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.
>
>I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
>has to go.
>
>The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
>spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.
>
>What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
>All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
>basketball all the way home...[/color]

KISS. Rent a tow dolly, rent or borrow something with a hitch that
is big enough to pull it (pickup or larger sedan) if you don't own
something that will do, and tow it home.

Put the end with the collapsed spring on the dolly, obviously. ;-)

--<< Bruce >>--

--
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Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
Spamtrapped address: Remove the python and the invalid, and use a net.

My thinking on this is, this is why they make trailers. You need to put the
car on a trailer to move it.





"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.13.14.00.24.92671@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> OK, back to Toyotas.
>
> I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.
>
> I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
> has to go.
>
> The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
> spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.
>
> What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
> All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
> basketball all the way home...[/color]

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:36:49 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote:
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> My thinking on this is, this is why they make trailers. You need to put the
> car on a trailer to move it.[/color]

Yeah I know. U-Haul. Sunday morning...
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> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.13.14.00.24.92671@ae86.gts...[color=green]
>> OK, back to Toyotas.
>>
>> I have to move the Celica. Iwas keeping it where I was working.
>>
>> I ain't working there anymore. I don't have the money to fix it, but it
>> has to go.
>>
>> The flange on the strut that holds the spring rusted out and dropped the
>> spring on the tire. I have to move the car about 20 miles.
>>
>> What are the consequeces of totally removing the spring and driving it.
>> All I can see in myu mind's eye is the front tire bouncing like a
>> basketball all the way home...[/color][/color]