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Originally Posted by lordshin808
I was thinking if we can replace the upper foam guide with the wheels ON and not having to take the strut out completely, it'll be a much easier maintenance item to take care of.
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That might work as a short term “fix” to protect the flexible connector in the Support Bering Flange, while waiting for parts/time to do a complete strut rebuild. But as SeanC posted, if the upper orange donut is shot, it is very likely that lower one needs to be replaced too. Luckily you can see the condition of the lower donut, because it is outside of the dust cover. The larger bump stop is completely hidden by the dust cover until you disassemble the strut.
FWIW here are the orange bits on my left and right strut.
In both cases the lower donut was in very bad shape. And the condition/absence of the upper donut was not a very good indicator for the condition of the lower one.
Funf Dreisig
10-16-2018, 03:21 PM
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