Coil spring I have a 2001 nissan altima and yesterday there was a very loud banging noise in the front by the tires. I went by a garage and he said my front coil spring broke. Do you have directions on how to fix this? how much should this repair cost? should struts be replaced for a broken spring? both sides (front driver and passenger)?

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Since the sound gets louder the faster you go, it sounds like you have a bad wheel bearing. You could try putting the spare on the back and see if it helps. If you can get the front of your car off the ground, spin your wheel with one hand and with the other hand, grab ahold of your coil spring on your strut. If you feel a vibration on the coil, than more than likely you have a bad wheel bearing.

Taller tires will help.

if you still have the clicking noise in right front tire it could be your wheel bearing your speedometer cable goes in your trans. not your wheels

This could be your wheel bearing,raise front end on bad tire side and grab tire and move it around to see if it is loose,http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?fromSearchPage=true&pageId=0900c15280265793&partName=Front+Wheel+Bearings&partId=0900c15280265793

You may have to remove the tires but they are very well known for braking the front coil springs.

take your to a suspension shop sound like you have either a ball joint worn and hitting on metal or one of your suspension arm is bad

Could be the bearings in your alternator have gone dry and your alternator is about to quit out on you. I had a friend with an 01 altima and we could always hear him coming before we saw him because of this very problem. Changed the alternator out and noise went away. Thanks for using FixYa!

could be the shock.

may need alignment after new coil spring (and/or strut assembly)...recommend that you allow a shop to do this...if you are skilled mechanic, you can do it by scribing marks before srut removal and matching marks after strut re-installed.