Member Since: 14 Aug 2016
Location: Tamatave
Posts: 3
Rusty suspension
Good day
My suspension are getting rusty as per the picture. Can I remose the rust and treat it or better to do nothing and wait for replament ?
Thanks for your kind advices.
Regards
3rd Oct 2016 9:13 am
disco4ever
Member Since: 23 Dec 2013
Location: under the car
Posts: 402
mines are looking the same.
I guess this rusty part is only the outer shell of the gas shock. At least it does not have an impact on my suspension. However it signals me to change the shocks. After 10 years it is about time so.Achim
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3rd Oct 2016 10:00 am
Algar2016
Member Since: 14 Aug 2016
Location: Tamatave
Posts: 3
Ok thanks for your feedback.
4th Oct 2016 2:14 pm
oggy_oggy
Member Since: 06 Apr 2019
Location: Gothenburg
Posts: 21
Hi!
The front shocks of my 2010 D4 looks exactly the same. No issues whatsoever but a bit worried that they will spring a leak sooner or later. No sure if its worth changing both as a preventive measure or wait until failure..
What did you end up doing?
25th Oct 2019 8:14 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6281
design flaw IMHO since rears never suffer from it having proper rubber sleeve over it would be cool to have it on fronts
mine got like that after some 18 months and still iss same
works the charm so why spend dosh on something working OK
leave it till they start loosing pressure
G
25th Oct 2019 8:23 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4421
I've brushed waxoyl over the rusty parts whenever I get the chance. Hasn't cured it, but it hasn't got any worse since I've owned the car (5 years)Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
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25th Oct 2019 10:07 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Mine were exactly the same, select off road height and use a small hammer and beat the rust off, make sure you get it all and none is trapped under the lip of the air bag, been fine since done.
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