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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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I was washing the undercarraige of my car today and saw a spring hanging underneath my car. Dont know if this is normal or not. Please excuse the diagram, my drawing skills arent that great, I will post a pic of it later. Any ideas? and if there is something wrong with it, how can i fix it?
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 11:42 AM
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sorry, forgot to give the details: the car is a 93 ES300. The spring is only hanging down on the left side as pictured only. None is present on the right side.
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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i dont think thats normal, but i cant tell you whats wrong. i know the mechanic can though. looking at that drawing, you instantly know its an ES because of the tails
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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man,

what's with the FAT bumper? j/k the drawing's very cute, looks like an easter basket ES or first gen. LS.

ok, time to get your suspension checked. replace struts too maybe
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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Yes, that is normal, I have one on my '93 Camry. It is called a LSPV spring, not sure what the acronym stands for.

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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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Yes, that is normal, I have one on my '93 Camry. It is called a LSPV spring, not sure what the acronym stands for.

oh boy. i need my ES back.
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 02:54 PM
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wow what is that
i know i don't have one on my 94
anyone got an answer?
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by skperformance
wow what is that
i know i don't have one on my 94
anyone got an answer?
That's only found on 92-93 Camry/ES300 only.
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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Load -Sensing Proportioning Valve.

WHAT
A Load Sensing Proportioning Valve is used in the rear brake system to control the brake pressure to the rear wheels depending on vehicle load. The LSPV offers braking stability when the vehicle is lightly loaded and increases braking from the rear in proportion to added load

HOW
The LSPV is located under the floor of the vehicle, near the rear suspension. The pressure of the brake fluid to the rear brakes is controlled by a lever actuated valve. A sensor spring connects the lever to the rear stabilizer. The twisting of the stabilizer bar when vehicle load increases, causes the sensor spring to stretch, which increases its tension. This increased force is applied to the LSPV lever, which acts on a plunger to enlarge an orifice in the valve. This allows additional fluid pressure to flow to the rear brakes in direct proportion to the load being carried.

WHY
By the use of a load sensing proportioning valve in this way, braking stability is maintained at the rear irrespective of the varying loads which may carried in the vehicle.

http://www.honda.co.nz/h.nsf/t/t_lspv.html
Disregard the "Honda". LSPV does the same thing no matter who makes it. It's found in passenger cars and trucks. I hope that answers your question.
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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wow that was trully an indepth answer
thanks
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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Very informative.
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