[Vwdiesel] Tirewear in a unique pattern

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Aren't these cartridge struts, where the cartridge sits in a tube, as I
recall we used to add a little bit of oil to the tube before putting the cartridge
in? Stopped rattles

In a message dated 6/29/2003 12:36:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LBaird119 at aol.com writes:

> Sounds kind of like a combination of things.  The wear being on the inside
> only sounds like an alignment issue.   Cupping/patterened uneven wear is
> often caused from an out of balance tire, bad strut/shock or a combination
> of both.  Odd that oil leaking from a shock is considered "normal."  It
> usually
> means leaking seals, which is the first sign of failure.  A slight leak
> makes
> a low oil condition which lets the shock move undampened for all short
> "bumps."
>    Loren