Fitting Bilsteins

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Typically it is done to accomodate heat transer to the outside of the strut tube, I can't imagine a little big of oil hurting the bilstiens down around the bottom, you'd want to keep it off the top of the strut and the seals, but a little in the bottom shouldn't hurt, works really well with Konis.

Javad

>It is probably to inhibit rust.
>Don't know why it would affect Bilstein more than other brands.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>> Behalf Of Dave C
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:44 PM
>> To: iain.atkinson at tesco.net
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Fitting Bilsteins
>>
>>
>> "If anyone has any btdt on fitting bilsteins be glad to hear from you
>> before i tear into it."
>>
>> One other thing ....
>> Conventional wisdom I hear is to pour some oil or antifreeze into
>> the strut
>> housing before dropping the strut in.  I'm not sure what the benefit is
>> supposed to be, but I think a lot of people do it.  I understand
>> this would
>> ruin the Bilsteins.  Does anyone know for sure?
>> ---------------
>> Dave C.
>>
>>
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