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mk 1 escort front strut

To night going overa speed hump my drivers side strut spring seat disintergrated so my sierra is off the road until i can replace it.....any one got one please?

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Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 20:19
From what i understand they are 1300 e struts with discs......
Permalink Reply by Adrian Southgate on October 13, 2011 at 20:39

Err... I seem to remember having a set in my lock up, not sure if they are escort or early cortina but they are in poor condition and free to a good home if you want to come and collect Dave.

Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 20:47
Thanks adrian i may well be in touch.....i don't know where i am working tomorrow i may also have some from danny bosworth i have to talk to him.....it is likely i may have to replace both struts hubs and calipers as 1300e parts are not interchangeable on later cars aparently..
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 21:06
Some pics of the strut....
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 21:09
Hope this works....from my phone...
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Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 21:14
Nope my new toy is a LG Optimus 2X very nice phone. more powerful than my old (4 years old) laptop...
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 21:17
Its been a daily driver for the last few years......i drovevit back from oxford at 70(ish) .....
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 13, 2011 at 21:46
I was very surprised it drives very nicely and handles very well. very surprising actually. but then the escorts were very good in that department.
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 14, 2011 at 19:08
Here is another of my strut....you can see where I am at. It may repair if I can make a spring seat the insert comes out.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 14, 2011 at 20:20
The car was very cheap ...very....so I didn't even check it over it came t+t and was a daily driver....on the way home I might have touched 80mph for a while, as I said it drove very well.
I think I can weld a new spring seat on the leg and then look to reconning some struts from either Danny or Adrian. The discs are only 8.5" in size so are hard to find......
1xf87h8w80hlhPermalink Reply by 1xf87h8w80hlh on October 14, 2011 at 22:10
my sierra drove grate 70 80 no probs i evan had it up to 110mph thats not bad for a 1600 xflow with a 4speed box. (just could not resist showing up a boyraser) LOL the only prob i had was the noise from the exhaust.
Permalink Reply by Dave Adams on October 15, 2011 at 16:52
Bother of epic proportions! Until I can get dannys or adrians struts stored I have done this today.....works very well.....

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