Hi all, I just bought a 99 police Taurus with a broken front spring. Is a junkyard the best place to get a replacement and is this a big job? Thank you

I don't know if a junk yard is the best source since you don't know what kind of stress the part has been subjected to.

Take a look at the following link and see if it is a job you want to tackle.
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1b/02/9b/0900823d801b029b.jsp

I don't know how much money you want to put into the car but Monroe has a product called a Quick Strut that has the strut and spring as a package:

http://www.monroe.com/products/mp_detail.asp?cat=0&detail=Quick+Strut

excellent info. Thank you

You might be able to have them replaced for free, there was a recall on front springs for 99's at least,, what the dealer did was inspect them, if they were good, coiled shields were installed on them to prevent the front tires from being cut if the spring happened to break, not ideal at highway speed,,, front springs have been a sore spot for a long time

it's definitely broken all right but I never expect anything for free with Ford. I'll call them. Thanks a lot for the heads up. Kevin

If Ford won't do anything up front, afterwards send them the receipt for the springs. I have heard of them reembursing people for it.

Unbelievable. Both springs done at no charge from the dealer. I really appreciate the help. Thank you

I'm really shocked that Ford replaced parts on a (I'm assuming) a used vehicle for free. Doing a recall, of course, but replace parts, knock me over.

They will fix the problem up to 2000 models.

They have the same problem with 2001 and up models but refuse to do anything about them.

Mike
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