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New Rear Shocks Rattle & Leak

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posted by  lucid on  Fri Jan 2 00:12 CST 2004
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Last Spring I put BilsteinTouring shocks and struts on the 940. One rear shock leaked in the first month (puddle on the floor).

FCP promptly replaced the leaker. Later I noticed rattles from the rear when going over "parking lot patches". Then I read BB posts about the BT's upper(?) shock bolt hole being oversized, allowing movement and noise.

Today, trying to see if I could shim or otherwise cure the noise problem, I discovered that both rear shocks are leaking! Not puddle-on-the-floor leaking, but clearly wet on the upper part of the lower tube.

Before I call Nick at FCP, I'd like to know how many others have (or haven't) had these same rattles and/or leaks with Bilstein Touring rear shocks.

Your responses will be very much appreciated,

Bruce
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Bruce Young,
'93 940-NA (current)
'80 GLE V8 (Sold 5/03)
'83 Turbo 245
'76 244 (lasted only 255,000 miles)
73 142 (98K)
'71 144 (track modified--crusher bound)
New 144 from '67 to '78
Used '62 122 from '63 to '67






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