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Old 11-23-2015, 03:43 AM
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Does this look like my front air strut is about to give?

96K miles, 4.8

I happened to notice the drivers side front rubber bladder on the strut kind of swells at the top, and also has some kind of leakage near the bottom.




Versus the passenger side which is nice and straight all the way to the top





Plus I happened to notice the passenger side one has a different texture on the rubber bladder and appears newer so i'm guessing it's not the original.


The drivers side front corner does sit about a 1/3rd of an inch lower then the passenger side but i've never noticed it go any lower then that and I can't hear any hissing.


In case it does have a slow leak, should I disable my air compressor until this is replaced so I don't burn it out?

Thanks in advances gents
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