Yesterday, 03:27 PM
The small springs in the drag link joints are obviously there for a purpose. When I first got an Austin 7 back in the mid 1970's I had a great deal of difficulty convincing the MOT inspector that there was a spring in the drag link joint, he insisted that it should be rock solid. I have since come to believe that the springs cushion the steering arm from the worst road shocks and reduce the likelihood of it failing.