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| Allan |
 Jul 23 2006, 05:08 PM
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Teenerless Weenie  Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California  |
Are they supposed to leak if you lay them on their side?
If not I have a bad one... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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| McMark |
Jul 23 2006, 05:14 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Any loss of fluid is a bad thing.
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| Jeroen |
Jul 23 2006, 05:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
do you mean the struts or the inserts?
struts are usually filled with anti-freeze or something similar before the inserts are put in so if your struts are leaking, it doesn't have to be all bad if your inserts are leaking, you have a problem... |
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| Allan |
Jul 23 2006, 05:22 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Jeroen @ Jul 23 2006, 04:18 PM)  struts are usually filled with anti-freeze or something similar before the inserts are put in Really? This isn't anti-freeze but oil. I'm going to pull it and have a better look. |
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| elwood-914 |
Jul 23 2006, 05:45 PM
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elwood-914 Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Plymouth CA Member No.: 38 |
I've heard of some guys using a light weight oil also. Mine had the original Boges in it and there was no fluid in the strut housings.
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| brant |
Jul 23 2006, 05:46 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,620 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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I've used oil many times.
its a good chance that your struts just have oil in them. brant |
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| ConeDodger |
Jul 23 2006, 06:29 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,578 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Headrage @ Jul 23 2006, 04:22 PM) QUOTE(Jeroen @ Jul 23 2006, 04:18 PM) struts are usually filled with anti-freeze or something similar before the inserts are put in Really? This isn't anti-freeze but oil. I'm going to pull it and have a better look. The strut itself is filled with a coolant. Sometimes this is oil, like mineral oil or other lightweight oil. Sometimes it is filled with antifreeze. It is intended to assist with the transfer of heat. So, as others have said, if it is the koni strut insert that is bad. If it is the loaded strut, not so bad. |
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| Allan |
Jul 23 2006, 07:44 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
All's good. Pulled the insert out and sure enough the strut was full of oil. It was leaking out from around the gland nut...
BTW, it's 112 here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) |
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