Hi Bill the first thing for you to check is the springs, these are a common problem on are cars for snapping, check each coil of the spring as sometimes they snap at the bottom or right at the top of the spring, sometimes its hard to see.

Replacing the springs is very easy job to do, but first find out what your problem is,Steve

 

Beat me to it!

I had a broken rear spring on my ZTT last year, my symptons where a wooly rear end whch used to "float" over big bumps and expansion gaps over bridges.

Not a big job to do ( I chickened out and payed someone to do it!), just make sure you are given the correct springs to match your car ( a pair ), lots of different combos by all accounts.

Jim

 

Thanks very much for your help Guys. I'll check the springs out at the weekend. I've just found this on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8mFEaRMv4 It shows how to change the spring, which might be useful to anyone else who has got the same problem. And in case anyone is looking for new ones, there are plenty on Ebay. Just a case of finding out the right one.
Would you guys say that it would be better to change both sides at the same time?
Cheers
Bill

 

Change as a pair. The law of sod would dictate the other will snap soon.....

Jim

 

Yep, I was afraid you would say that Jim!!!!
Thanks for the advice mate.
Bill

 

yes . change as a pair: A new spring will be a lot stronger than the old one and thus create an imbalance of the cars suspension . you would be solving the broken spring problem but creating a whole new one ..

 

That's not the way to change a rear spring, you don't need to touch the two arm bolts that he took out.

 

You guys are brilliant. I'm almost looking forward to doing the job!! Thanks for all your help

Bill