[s-cars] Steering Damper gone?

[Tom Green]

Adirondack is a good parts supplier and I would never knock them, but
$100 is too much to spend.  Go to www.autohausaz.com for the steering
stabilizer.  Get the Sachs-boge for $69.41 shipped free or run Fred's
Fox part # 305 425 021 2 for $26.33 part and pay shipping.  I don't  
have a
clue who makes this part.

At 200K you need to replace it, not test it.

Tom

On Dec 19, 2009, at 3:07 PM tr0910 at gmail.com wrote:
> I am replacing some suspension parts, and noticed some oily gunk on  
> the
> steering damper.  It could either be a damper leak, or residue from a
> previous steering hose leak.  Replacement part is about $100 from
> GermanAutoParts.
>
> I pulled one end of the steering damper free, and it feels like a  
> normal
> shock absorber with no play, just a little easier to extend than to  
> compress
> (opposite from a normal shock).  Has anyone replaced this part.   
> What is it
> supposed to feel like.
>
> I am suspecting that this is just residue from a hose leak, not a  
> leak with
> the damper.
>
> Tim
> 93 S4 200K