Monthly Archives: July 2016

What goes wrong with Coil Springs?

Posted on 24/07/2016 by amccarrepairs

What goes wrong with Coil Springs? Coil Springs have a tendency to sag over time, however breakage has become more common in the last 15 years. If this happens it is a serious fault and needs addressing urgently, it can also have devastating consequences – on some cars, the broken section of the coil spring can pierce the tyre sidewall, increasing the chances of the driver losing control. Coil Spring breakage has been blamed on the materials the springs are made of, they are lightweight and often have a high recycled metal content. Poor design, increased forces and bad road quality have been listed as other contributing factors, but none of these have solely been confirmed as the cause. Coil Springs must be replaced in axle pairs, to reduce the chance of an imbalance and care must be taken during … Continue reading →

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What goes wrong with Balljoints ?

Posted on 17/07/2016 by amccarrepairs

What goes wrong with Balljoints? Balljoints consist of a sealed ball and socket joint, any noticeable up and down movement indicates wear.  This can result in an MOT failure, as will torn rubber gaiters. Uneven Tyre wear and clunking noises are common warnings that replacement is due. Nearly all vehicles today have suspension systems that utilize anti-roll bars, these are connected to the suspension on the car by link rods or droplinks.  These are usually thin metal bars with balljoints on each end, failure of one of these usually results in a knock or a rattle when driving on bumpy roads.  Anti roll bar mounts can also deteriorate. The parts market is full of cheap substandard balljoints, which wear out far too quickly, a good OE quality part that may be a little more expensive will be more cost effective … Continue reading →

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DPF Cleaning & Maintenance

Posted on 10/07/2016 by amccarrepairs

DPF Cleaning & Maintenance We now offer DPF & EGR Cleaning as one of our services. Vehicles with DPF continually need maintaining . Prevention against Carbon and other build up is a great way to save yourself money as this build up inside your engine is a real problem for most vehicles. Cars are just like people really, they need air to perform properly, if you imagine the inside of your car continually getting Carbon and Other materials build up on the inside of it, they will eventually get clogged up and either fail completely or perform badly. This Build up on the inside of your engine not only effects performance, it effects the life of many parts inside the engine and over time will cause premature wear and costly repairs. This is a car we had in and treated, … Continue reading →

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