MOT defects: Shackle bracket
Suspension
5 defects: 1 dangerous, 4 major. 2 can be given as an advisory instead.
| Certificate wording | Severity | As an advisory | Inspection manual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shackle bracket shackle bracket insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible | dangerous | None | A spring with fixings loose to the extent that relative movement is visible |
| Shackle bracket shackle bracket insecure | major | None | A spring insecurely attached to chassis or axle |
| Shackle bracket shackle bracket corroded and seriously weakened | major | shackle bracket corroded but not seriously weakened | A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened |
| Shackle bracket shackle bracket damaged and seriously weakened | major | shackle bracket damaged but not seriously weakened | A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened |
| Shackle bracket shackle bracket fractured | major | None | A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened |
Pre-2018 names for this part
Other parts in Suspension
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- Bellows (5)
- Levelling valve (5)
- Operation (Suspension) (1)
- Other components (Suspension) (1)
- Pipes (5)
- Suspension unit (5)
- Anti-roll bar (11)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Anti-roll bars) (11)
- Ball joint (Anti-roll bars) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Anti-roll bars) (3)
- Linkage (Suspension) (9)
- Linkage attachment bracket and mounting (2)
- Linkage ball joint dust cover (3)
- Linkage ball joints (2)
- Linkage pins and bushes (2)
- Pins and bushes (Anti-roll bars) (2)
- Axle (12)
- King pins (2)
- Stub axle (4)
- Swivel joints/housing (2)
- Swivel pins and bushes (3)
- Component mounting prescribed areas (8)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Macpherson strut) (10)
- Ball joint (Macpherson strut) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Macpherson strut) (3)
- Macpherson strut (12)
- Pins and bushes (Macpherson strut) (2)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Other suspension component) (10)
- Ball joint (Other suspension component) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Other suspension component) (3)
- Other suspension component (11)
- Pins and bushes (Other suspension component) (2)
- Shock absorbers (8)
- Attachment bracket (Bonded suspension units) (7)
- Bonded suspension unit (5)
- Coil spring (8)
- Mounting (5)
- Anchor bracket (5)
- Anchor pins and bushes (2)
- Fixings and fixing bolts (3)
- Leaf spring (7)
- Shackle pins and bushes (2)
- Spring saddle (3)
- Spring mounting prescribed areas (8)
- Attachment bracket (Torsion bars) (6)
- Torsion bar (9)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Sub-frames) (9)
- Ball joint (Sub-frames) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Sub-frames) (3)
- Pins and bushes (Sub-frames) (2)
- Sub-frame (10)
- Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas (8)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Suspension arms) (12)
- Ball joint (Suspension arms) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Suspension arms) (3)
- Pins and bushes (Suspension arms) (2)
- Suspension arm (12)
- Attachment bracket and mounting (Suspension rods) (9)
- Ball joint (Suspension rods) (2)
- Ball joint dust cover (Suspension rods) (3)
- Pins and bushes (Suspension rods) (2)
- Suspension rod (13)
- Wheel bearings (5)
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