Broken/snapped front o/s spring

[frankoni]

Hi all , the front o/s front Spring has snapped on my Gti has anyone changed these springs before??
What I need to know is..... When you take the old Spring off there is a ball bearing brace is this meant to be a sealed unit as all the bearings fell out, I managed to put them all back in but is this meant to be a sealed unit??
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Frank

[alexperkins]

Yes, it is. You need to replace it if its all fallen apart. If its split, it means its past it.

[frankoni]

Cheers for the reply,
Is that a part I can get from German and Sweedish ??

[alexperkins]

Should be able to. They call it a bearing ring. Get the better quality one

[frankoni]

Nice one, cheers, I'll see if I can get down there tomorrow.....