First real dry day yesterday so car got fully washed and wheels all sparkly.
Took car out today, could smell something but assumed it was just maybe any residue wheel cleaner that had got into the discs.
A mile away and bang. Front wheel lurches. Tyre off rim. On 60 mph single carriageway.
Limp a hundred yards to safety.
Although I have a space saver I can’t get the jack under the car. Phone AA. They turn up and turns out snapped spring has basically severed the full circumference.
Annoyed with myself that I just assumed it was the wheel cleaner.
But curious if this was just a total coincidence of timing?
On the positive note (!) tomorrow it was supposed to be on an airport run and Thursday driving down to London, neither of which journeys you would want a bust spring a mile into.
AA man said to get the other spring changed at same time as so many times when one goes, the other is close behind!
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