Broken spring - F3L

[al0vely]

I broke a spring :banghead::banghead::banghead: on the bottom of my spyder this morning and am not sure what it came from. My bike drags a little when I put it in my storage shed and when I pull in i usually get off the seat and put my feel on the ramp prior to pulling all the way in. I was going to back it in yesterday which normally I don't do and it drug a lot before I caught it and I turned it around and pulled in like I normally do. This morning when I backed out I noticed a broken spring ... which I am sure is from the constant rub on the bottom and probably aggravated more by trying to back in yesterday.

I have mentioned the issue of the ramp not being right but it never got fixed. Einstein is now going to fix the ramp after I have griped about it for most of the afternoon but I still have to figure out the spring problem. The bike goes forward and backwards OK but I didn't drive it anywhere today because I am not sure what impact that missing spring might have.

Can someone post a picture of this spring installed or tell me what it connects to?

 

[ABQSpyder]

I have a F3 but that sure looks like a exhaust spring.
Looking underneath those are the only springs I see on mine.

Good luck.

 

[Chupaca]

Agree...

:agree: that is one of the exhaust springs. Never seen one break in half like that..:banghead: best see where it came from and if in fact it had something to do with the problem you mention....:thumbup:

 

[Peteoz]

The exhaust springs are lower than the exhaust, so you have to be careful when you put your lift under that you don't catch them, so I would imagine that taking them over the ramp wouldn't do them any good. I'm not home at the moment but I'll post a pic asap.

 

[Peteoz]

F3-L exhaust

I think you'll find your bottom one missing

 

[Peter Aawen]

• ... I think you'll find your bottom one missing

You've probably got a bit of a ding in the flared section of pipe where the spring was pushed onto it hard enough to break, & may also have broken the gasket which that flare covers!! I believe there are 'better' (? cheaper?) gaskets & springs in the correct size available if you specify they are for a Honda - worth a shot, anyway! :thumbup:

 

[al0vely]

I think you'll find your bottom one missing

Thanks!