Ls 430 Sunken Rear Suspension

[The-Acre]

1 hour ago, Brik said:

Yep, and today after closer inspection I have found this part to be leaking from the plastic housing, caused by it's metal bracket corroding.

 

The shock is a sealed unit filled with oil, there maybe some electrical magic added to adjust the firmness.

The 'spring' is the airbag which is controlled by the valves I linked to above, they are mounted externally and adjust the amount of pressure in each bag accordingly.

Either way I'm glad I got rid of it. It's all fine when they're new-ish but years down the line its not dependable.  I was reading some info on aftermarket air struts which refer to internal valving so I'm guessing there's more than just oil and an airbag.  There would need to be really at nearly £1,000 each.

[Brik]

So I went ahead and replaced the valve module and, fingers crossed, it seems to have solved the problem.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WxABAbPancsblOZrJBmnHt75kjxFhLgv/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[RRKiller]

On 4/10/2021 at 7:42 PM, Brik said:

Yep, and today after closer inspection I have found this part to be leaking from the plastic housing, caused by it's metal bracket corroding.

 

The shock is a sealed unit filled with oil, there maybe some electrical magic added to adjust the firmness.

The 'spring' is the airbag which is controlled by the valves I linked to above, they are mounted externally and adjust the amount of pressure in each bag accordingly.

Can you please tell me more about the leaking from the pastic housing? I may have the same part broken but I am not sure.