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one more question, it gave me break pad symbol when I scan first.
But when I drove it the symbol on dashboard is gone.
How do I know if I need break pads and rotors. Sometime back I think some one told I need breaks done. But wondering if there is easy way from to check what I need pads (front/rear) rotor(front/rear)
Pull the right front wheel off and look and see how much pad is left. Did you get your suspension problem fully resolved? If it were me I would change the O-Rings on the shock to see if I could fix it
Yes thanks for asking.
I also replaced my breaks and rotors both front and back.
I found a leak in from valve cover and replaced gasket
Hope that is all for now
You could take the strut out, remove the dust boot, connect a hose and air compressor to it, inflate the strut, and spray it all over with soapy water. This might show you where the leak is coming from.
Never mind, I was able to get it out, I had to take another bolt off and level control arm and one more bolt to get it off.
Now I tried to inflate little by little and I see the strut takes pressure and boot inflate and immediately I feel the air leaving from the bottom of the boot. Looks like my strut is bad, I am going to order one fit it and let you guys know how it goes.
Thanks for all of you for kind help.
I would think that much of a leak would be easily found while on the car by spraying soapy water on it
Just thought I'd chime in on a recent experience with my 2006 A8 suspension. I didn't have a good setup to put pressure into the shocks I had removed from the car. The front was down to the bump stops on both sides. I removed both shocks and just tried to hold air pressure to it but no luck detecting the culprit. Both seemed to hold air and could not be compressed with my body weight. The shocks stayed on the floor for a few weeks before I tried again. When I later tried, one shock was still solid and full of air, and one side was easy to compress, so that looks like the trouble side. I've replaced the air canister, but yet to pressure it up as time ran out. I'll update later.
12-20-2018, 08:58 PM
