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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1785 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
So had my 2014 SD4 in for a service a few days ago and the garage (indie) said both front wheel bearings have play and have a bit of grinding (to be fair I have noticed a drone when driving) and one rear shock absorber looks like it has leaked until dry. I would never have known about the shock.
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 581 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A lot depends on the MOT tester, a small amount of play is passable on the bearings, as for the shock if its dry then the damping effect will be gone so a fail would result. If the Indi you took it to doe's MOTs ask them if they would pass it???
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1785 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That’s what I figured - it’s a bit of a gamble. Might just need to bite the bullet, or at least the credit card will. Could get him to do the MOT afterwards as well. FL2 TD4 GS 60 reg Facelift - tailgate paint issues, fuel gauge rewire, transfer box failure at 36k miles, clutch at 60k
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1785 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I won’t be doing it myself. After the drama that should have been simple pad changes, I’m not messing with something like the shocks! FL2 TD4 GS 60 reg Facelift - tailgate paint issues, fuel gauge rewire, transfer box failure at 36k miles, clutch at 60k
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2026 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shocks should changed in pairs. I did mine at 125k miles, as the nearside was leaking, of course I only spotted it a week before the MOT.
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