Front Spring Came Off Suspension While Driving........help

[focus steve77]

front coil spring has half came off while driving along (lots of smoke as riubbining against tyre)

well more half of the spring is hanging over the bottom suspension stop/strut

M.O.T was only 2 days ago and only drive 30-40 mile since....?

Spring does not looked cracked.....?

Any ideas on what caused....?

I suppose i would need some spring compressors and unbolt the top from engine bay once jacked up...?

[Stoney871]

Spring compressors should be all you need to relocate the spring once jacked up.

Did you bounce over a speed hump?

Sometimes the wheels will drop if the hump is high or going too fast.

[focus steve77]

further inspection the spring at the bottom snapped so it was wider, replaced with a new one which was a bit of a pig of a job but all done now.....