Missing rfr

No David. The springs missing!

I noticed that in the manual but it doesn't cover springs David.

a. suspension arms (wishbone etc)
b. trailing arms
c. radius arms
d. tie bars/rods
e. panhard rods
f. torque/reaction arms
g. anti-roll bars
h. MacPherson struts
i. sub-frames

I'm sure with the way it works on the VTS I would of had to choose one of the above sub sections before getting to the missing rfr.

Springs have their own part on the VTS and a missing rfr was, well, missing.

Tut tut....Gaz is quite correct.

The spring is located on the suspension arm - a. suspension arms (wishbone etc) free text "coil spring missing".

Maybe both RfR's could be used..

BUT

The RfR for coil spring missing isn't there. Much like there is no RfR for seized suspension.

AND

I was told not to make an RfR up (when I asked about seized suspension).

SO

According to the letter of the rules (as they stand now) it's a pass (no doubt with an advise).


I suppose you could argue that the spring is located wrong ie. it's still brand new in the box as opposed to fitted on the vehicle.


You couldn't make it up.......  


10/10 to Gaz for spotting it.

Section 2.4 RfR 1b

I was thinking about the suspension unit weak rfr. I can see stealth's point there baz657, the spring might be missing but the shock absorber is still there, so you could argue that is it weak. In this case the wheel was still nowhere near rubbing so I dismissed this rfr. Using the shaker plates and pulling down didn't make much movement.

To be honest I used the "not correctly located" rfr. Yes it's a bit cheeky but I felt it required it.

What car was it ?

I wonder what the outcome would be on an appeal or an inverted appeal if it were a P+A or a fail.