[s-cars] Frozen Bilstein

[Mike Sylvester]

I had that happen on my avant when I 1st got it.
The boot was ripped and the seal in the collar nut was worn out from all
the dirt that getting onto the piston.  That was allowing water to get
down into the strut housing. 

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [s-cars] (no subject)
> From: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
> Date: Mon, February 08, 2010 5:34 pm
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> Hate to bother you guys, I've got a 1995.5 S6 Avant
> 
> Summer one year ago I replaced my Bilstein with new HD inserts, new strut
> bearings, Control Arms, and drove through the winter with no problems..in
> fact it was like a new car in snow!
> 
> This winter my HD inserts seem to be freezing up when I've got my car in
> freezing weather, in that I'm in freezing weather often it seems frozen
> often!
> 
> And it almost seems at times there is absolutely no travel at all. 
> 
> Someone suggested I have water in the bottom of the strut and it's freezing
> up and restricting the insert
> 
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> 
> Have you ever experienced this?
> 
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> 
> Jack 
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