411 front shocks

fast65 · Post by **fast65** » 24th December 2008 - 4:51pm

Hi anybody know what oils is used in front shocks off a 411?

thanks andy

shawn71 · Post by **shawn71** » 28th December 2008 - 1:51pm

I have no idea what oil was used in them or how much and from all the reading I did last year on the pros and cons of rebuilding exisiting struts or sourcing NOS struts I made the decision to switch to Audi 80 inserts.

From what I can gather there are numerous rubber seals inside the 411/412 inserts that perish with age and are hard to duplicate. I'm not sure if any of the specialist firms could, or would, rebuild them or how much it would set you back.

If needed let me know and I'll e-mail you everything I have done to the front end of mine and you can make up your mind with some more info.

fast65 · Post by **fast65** » 28th December 2008 - 2:56pm

Thanks that would be great do you ripp the guts out of the old shocks and then fit the inserts ?

thanks

andy

shawn71 · Post by **shawn71** » 28th December 2008 - 3:16pm

Short answer is yes you rip the guts out.

I'll send you a pm with the details.

fast65 · Post by **fast65** » 28th December 2008 - 8:09pm

Thanks that would be cool

andy