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Originally Posted by Chip
AreoDave; If you push down on the corner of your car that has the defective strut, can you tell that the rebound is wrong? That is, is it obvious that it is responding to the rebound of the spring without any dampening effect that the shock should provide? You might want to try this same test on the "good" side for a comparison. Does it drive any different?
I don't notice much difference right now. My leak is not as bad as tugmate's must have been. Mine is not leaving puddles, so there is still alot of shock oil in there doing it's job. The only reason I noticed it is that my garage is at the bottom of my driveway and we live on a hill, and I don't have a garage door opener installed yet, so every morning I drive my car to the top of the hill and then go down and close the garage door. On my walk back up, I get a good look at the underside of my car at the rear. I noticed the mess on the A-arm, checked it out, and then remembered a thread about leaky shocks.
I encourage all 1st 1k owners at least to go out and poke your head under there if you haven't all ready. They might be leaking and you may not know it for a long time.