[Vwdiesel] strut inserts

[Val Christian]

> 
> Pam & Doug Boes wrote:
> > Has anyone used the KYB gas strut inserts for their diesel Caddy? If so, how
> > do they compare to the OEM inserts performance-wise?
> 
> If the Gas-a-just inserts, they work fairly well for a few months (stiff) then they soften up and lose the high pressure gas 
> charge and start to leak within a few years, at least mine did.  They do have a lifetime warrantee, but I decided it was not 
> worth the hassle of replacing mine.  I went w/ Bilstein HD A1 inserts and have been totally happy.
>     Roger

Here in pothole country, my experience is similar to Roger's, except that
they seem "fresh" for a month or two, and then "worn" after about 30K miles.
Need to be replaced after 60K.  Bilsteins didn't give me much longer service
life.  

Digging through stuff in the garage this weekend, I found one front A1
KYB and two rear A1 struts, new in the box.  I forget what A1 they were
for.  Go figure.

Since I tend to keep vehicles for 300 to 600 kmiles, I tend to sucker for 
replacement parts with lifetime warranties.  The way I look at it, is the 
nut at the top of the strut housing never gets too rusty that way.

Val