Rusty Strut Tops

[familyman]

:blink: After giving the Gal a good wash and rinse i decided to change the pollen filter. After removing the bulkhead trim to gain access to the filter i noticed the suspension stut tops were full of soapy water, after drying them out i was shocked at how rusty the tops were ,the large nuts on top of the struts being in poor condition, i applied some releasing fluid to the nuts and then filled the strut tops with grease to shield the tops from further water ingress . The Gal failed its M.O.T last time out on a cracked front spring , and the mechanic who changed it said he had a nightmare job getting the strut off ,now i know why!.Has any one else noticed this water trap?. The worrying thing is you can't see this unless the bulkhead trim is removed and this could turn in to a nasty long term problem

[Guest stevebm1]

yes ive noticed it on mine as well,I like you drained off the water and sprayed with wd40,and grease.luckily my front shocks were replaced 2 years ago,so should have a bit more life in them yet :blink:

[Guest stevebm1]

Thinking about it,maybe there is some sort of rubber cup missing from the tops.I know my old mk3 escort years ago use to have rubber cups on top of these parts.may be worth a trip to the local scrap yard to see if we can find some that fit!