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Is it possible to rebuild a front air strut on a 2006 LRS?
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emuehlmatt
 


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Is it possible to rebuild a front air strut on a 2006 LRS?

Hi,
I've just spent the afternoon replacing a leaking front right air-strut on my 2006 LR3 (120k miles) with a nice new unit from Arnott. The old leaky one is now one my workbench. What to do with it? I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the original left strut springs a leak. Has neon heard of a rebuild kit (or rebuilder) that could get this monster shock ready for the inevitable transplant?

https://www.arnottindustries.com/part_LAND...id723.html

Regards,

Eric  
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anglefire
 


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Personally I would always change shockers in pairs. In fact I changed all 4 of mine at about 160k as they had lost their damping ability to a large extent.

As for rebuilding, I wouldn't bother. Mark.
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Moo
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I would just replace the whole strut and do it as a pair. The cost of the whole strut make rebuilding an unattarctive option. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

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Alphamale
 


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Not worth rebuilding, not that it can't be done, it's just to expensive. The individual cost of the parts add up to a lot more than the complete new unit. But if you really want to go down that road check out this link http://miamibritish.com/shop/land-rover-fr...-lr4-allm/ $310 for that when for a few dollars more you could buy http://miamibritish.com/shop/land-rover-fr...80-dunlop/ . It's a no brainer as far I'm concerned, scrap the old one.   
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emuehlmatt
 


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Thanks for the advice and information gang!!!

Much appreciated.  
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