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Do I need new struts? 200 1989

posted by  darmstrong on  Sat Mar 13 03:00 CST 2004
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In what way do you assess that the old ones were shot?

I recently replaced both my rear shocks and the front struts on my '86 240. All were original. The old units seemed to have about the same resistance to movement in and out as the new Sachs Advantage ( = Boge Turbo Gas). The only difference was that when I pushed in on the old ones, they would stay compressed, whereas the new ones would slowly push back to full extension.

I've wondered if this is an indication of being worn out, or if the original units were "basic hydraulic" as compared to the new units being "gas-charged"

Are the original units in an '86 240 non-turbo basic hydraulic, or gas charged? Do the 2 types react differently to being compressed (ie. should all units slowly push back to full extension when compressed)?





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