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Old 04-30-2008, 12:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
KSDCP
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Date registered: Jun 2006
Vehicle: 1986 560SEL 1988 300TE
Location: Seattle
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hydraulic strut rebuild

I recently had one on the rearh hydraulic shocks on my 300TE go out (leaking fluid from the shaft to seal point. So I removed it, and found that these shocks can be taken apart and one can get to the rubber seals and aluminum ring, etc, that seal shock and keep the fluid from leaking out.

I have looked everywhere on the internet and it seems like know one has ever thought to attempt rebuiling one of these, it seems that rebuilding might be something to consider due to the face that these seal shoudl be cheaper to obtain than to have to buy a new shock at about 400 dollars each.

These shocks are not that hard to take apart, when removed they are unpressurized unlike regular shocks so taking them apart does not pose a safety hazard like a regular shock would.

So since one can take these apart and get to the seals, why not make a rebuild kit for them. I guess everyone likes paying 1200 to fix a suspension, I personally would look for a more inexpesive fix, and since the shock is already broken, I cant make it any worse by taking it aparts, worth a try to fix, it looks fixable to me...

So I am wondering if anyone knows where to get these seals? Or has had these rebuilt or rebuilt them.
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