Member Since: 08 Jul 2020
Location: staffs
Posts: 29
disco 3 air strut
any one have an idea of cost for a new front air strut and from where ..???
do they have to be genuine or can after market work
what sort of time to remove replace is normal
2008 disco3 xs
cheers guys
mine has dropped about 20+ mm
8th Sep 2020 1:29 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
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Paul at Advanced is very helpful if you give him a ring. There is also a forum discount code if you have an order over £100. Should be code AF4LRP entered in the checkout area.
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8th Sep 2020 1:51 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13642
Hiya
Personally I fitted Dunlop’s ,they are around £160 each, is best to replace them in pairs, don’t have to but best practice
Ref leaking strut, have u conformed 100% it’s leaking and not from a connection or pipe as that can also happen
Can replace both struts in a day , hardest but is u doing the top nuts and also need a veavy duty torque wrench m will find the setting for u
I got mine from here ,they don’t come with any nuts
A good test is to raise ur suspension to standard height , measure all ur wheels from the centre wheel hub to the bottom of the wheel arch, then remove fuse F 26 from the engine bay, leave overnight and then recheck measurements
Hope that helps
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8th Sep 2020 1:53 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13642
Also forgot , u also need a torque wrench capable of tightening the bottom bolt , ref 300 NM/ 221 Ilbs ft
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8th Sep 2020 1:59 pm
Goffy52
Member Since: 08 Jul 2020
Location: staffs
Posts: 29
cheers really helpful
how do you test to find if the strut or other parts are leaking before dashing into a big cost
8th Sep 2020 2:24 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13642
Hiya
Ur so welcome and always a team effort to help
To do a general test first , is to raise ur suspension to standard height , measure all ur wheels from the centre wheel hub to the bottom of the wheel arch, then remove fuse F 26 from the engine bay, leave overnight and then recheck measurements
Suspension heights in normal height should be
Fronts 465mm
Rear 485mm
By pulling the fuse ur stopping the self levelling procedure after you’ve locked the landy , it does this around every 6 x hours
After you’ve done the test u may find one corner has dropped , if that’s the case u can then bubble test the top of the air strut , then at the valve block as it may just be leaking from one of these
Also to add that a strut can sometimes only leak when it’s at a certain Height , ie, access, normal , off road , just to be aware of it
If the entire landy drops ur test around the air tank, reservoir valve, compressor cap, dryer etc
So indeed best to do the fuse removal test first and then go from there
Hope it helps
8th Sep 2020 2:30 pm
bensla
Member Since: 02 May 2023
Location: Trowbridge
Posts: 139
Don’t forget to bubble test the bottom of the airbag too - you can see it in the gap. This is where mine were leaking but only with the springs at certain heights. Which is my drops seems inconsistent. I was convinced it would drop more if parked on a slope etc and this explains it. Halfords Advanced 300 is a great torque wrench for 300nm - about £100 when they do their offers.
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