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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1458 |
Well done Paul, good job. It's not as bad as you think is it? Just a bit heavy lifting the strut up. The worst part of mine was the drop links, I ended up having to cut one end off. BMW i3 Electric Car
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18th Jan 2020 9:44pm |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
(Posted in wrong thread - deleted...) |
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18th Jan 2020 11:14pm |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
I'm happy to say both new front struts remained fully inflated all night long, just as they used to, so hopefully normal service is now resumed for me.
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19th Jan 2020 2:18pm |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
Thankfully the battery replacement topic in the wiki (https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic43662.html) had beautiful pictures of this random piece of plastic and exactly how it fits in on top of the battery, so I can now declare the job fully completed!
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19th Jan 2020 11:04pm |
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GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3519 |
Paul you beat me to it, was just about to post a pic of mine:
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19th Jan 2020 11:34pm |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
Super, many thanks Greg!
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19th Jan 2020 11:56pm |
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GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3519 |
It is an odd set up for what is does...!
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20th Jan 2020 12:08am |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
Final job done this morning.
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25th Jan 2020 12:46pm |
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WB Member Since: 26 May 2016 Location: London Posts: 301 |
Great news Paul! have you noticed any difference in ride quality since changing the struts out of interest? |
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25th Jan 2020 7:01pm |
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Range Rover L322 Member Since: 03 Sep 2019 Location: South West Posts: 304 |
Precisely the same thing happened to a bunch of us recently (about 6 or 7 on here) - all happened when the weather got colder.
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25th Jan 2020 8:08pm |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
Yes, I don't know if the cold weather was just the last straw for the rubber of the air spring and made it less flexible or something and thus more prone to getting a leak, or it just reached it's expiry age. The rubber on the expansion/contraction area certainly looked it's age, and presumably some of the crazing/cracking developed into a minor hole, which grew gradually bigger. Given both struts seemed to be the originals, so around 8.5-9 years old, I don't think that's a bad life for a rubber spring underneath a car of this weight and power.
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25th Jan 2020 9:33pm |
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klf400 Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: forest of dean Posts: 187 |
Ahh cheers guys , was gonna toss it in the boot and forget about it 😂🤣but I see now we’re it goes
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3rd Apr 2020 11:24pm |
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dolph34 Member Since: 14 Sep 2015 Location: Kildare Posts: 1724 |
Lovely looking FFRR 2015 4.4 AB
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4th Apr 2020 1:31am |
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paulbrown22 Member Since: 23 Dec 2017 Location: London/Poole Posts: 350 |
Thanks dolph34 - I do my best, although can't quite compete with Greg's attention to detail on the plastics and other pieces! But I plan to keep it a long time, so try and look after it - some fresh washing/polishing/waxing equipment is gradually arriving in Poole, as we were here when the lockdown was announced and don't overly fancy going back to London at the moment, and I stupidly didn't bring my car pampering kit with me as I often do at weekends...
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4th Apr 2020 9:28pm |
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