[V8] front shock insert replacement question

[Daniel Hussey]

Hey Ingo...  Hmmm, thanks for the input.

I did this on one car, and I can think of two others friends did that we did
the same thing on WITH Bilstiens.  No failures to speak of so far (2 years
later).  I did hear something about a breather, but I was under the
impression that the oil would also help keep anything in there from
freezing.  But, then again, we live in Seattle, so we VERY rarely would ever
see a below freezing situation here.

I definately won't do it again with a Bilstien, but it will be interesting
to see how long the shock lasts with the oil in the strut tube.  Like I
said, two years and seems to all be fine.

Later,
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <irautenberg at comcast.net>
To: "Daniel Hussey" <danh at s-cars.org>; <v8 at audifans.com>; "Mike Arman"
<armanmik at earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] front shock insert replacement question


> Welcome to the V8 list, Dan.  IIRC, this can be done for conventional
(i.e.
> NOT Bilstein shocks) and also makes sense as to the (albeit few) Bilstein
> failures I've seen.  Bilsteins have a breather hole at the bottom (part of
> the reverse tube shock design) that must not be blocked.  Water ingress
(and
> probable winter freezing ) would be most detrimental to this design as
would
> any fluid at the bottom of the strut tube.  Conventional Boge shocks or
> Koni -- can't see a problem.
>
> Ingo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Hussey" <danh at s-cars.org>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>; "Mike Arman" <armanmik at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] front shock insert replacement question
>
>
> > Nope...  I did this too.  On both my S4 and S6.  It supposedly
> encapsulates
> > the strut tube and also prevents corrosion.  I actually got the
suggestion
> > from a guy who does work on lots of Volkswagens and Audis.
> >
> > I don't know if it's really neccessary, but I don't see how it could
hurt
> > anything either.
> >
> > Later,
> > Dan
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Arman" <armanmik at earthlink.net>
> > To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 1:24 PM
> > Subject: [V8] front shock insert replacement question
> >
> >
> > >
> > > A few years back when I replaced the shock inserts in my 5K (now
Cody's
> > > 5K), I seem to recall something about pouring 250ccs (?) of motor oil
> down
> > > into each strut tube before installing the new inserts.
> > >
> > > I can't check this - Cody also got the Bentley and the Haynes books.
> > >
> > > I'm doing the V8 this weekend - Am I hallucinating, or do I need to do
> > > this, and if I do, is 250cc the correct amount per side? (No, I am NOT
> > > going to ask if dino or synth is preferred - or if I should add MMO or
> > STP,
> > > and how much - it is getting whatever I have on the shelf, which is
> > > probably 20-50 Castrol GTX.)
> > >
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > >
> > > Mike Arman
> > > 86 5KS, 86 5KTQ, tons of parts, all down with Cody Forbes now in
Delray
> > > 90 V8Q - it isn't just a car, it's an ADVENTURE!
> > >
> > >
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