Front coil spring broke 1998 Continental

[nel606]

Hello,

I sat in my car the other day and heard what I thought sounded like a coil spring twang. When I went to pull out of my garage my left front tire went flat immediately.

After taking the tire off I found a broken coil spring sticking out of the sidewall of the tire. My question is, can I simply replace the coil spring surrounding the strut, or do I have to replace the entire assembly. I've look through Rock Auto and have been able to find the coil spring with with or without the strut.

I have attached a couple photos to help explain what things look like. Any advice would be most helpful

Thank you

 

[MooJohn]

You probably won't find just the spring available new but you might be better off buying the whole assembly used from a lower-mileage car from a non-salted area of the country. Buying just the spring means you'd need to rent a spring compressor to put it onto the strut.

 

[bradyelich]

Spring compressors are cheap $19.99 everyday or less, and I use my impact wrench to make a fast job of it. You have ride control then you will need electronic struts from Ford. Rockauto.com has this listed MOTORCRAFT Part # ASH1248 {#AA478, YF3Z18125BA}

 

[blckz28]

I have the same problem. Does anybody know if the springs are the same between the standard and the electronic struts? There are plenty of standard struts floating around on eBay.

 

[KevinD]

Same problem, front driver side Left, strut coil broke.
Is the coil the same?, whether it is standard suspension ($533 at Team Ford, AZ or local NJ Dealership ) or automatic ride leveling ($690)? I'm not sure how to tell them apart
The coil snapped yesterday.
Online salvage yards want $35 to $100 depending ...

 

[jerryg2112]

Spring compressors are cheap $19.99 everyday or less, and I use my impact wrench to make a fast job of it. You have ride control then you will need electronic struts from Ford. Rockauto.com has this listed MOTORCRAFT Part # ASH1248 {#AA478, YF3Z18125BA}

I believe that ASH1248 is the rear shock.