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Old 03-02-10, 12:59 PM
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i hear this noise in the front, it sounds like the sound when struts are blown
i also airred up the front while drivin and its losin pressure in the front, like say it would be at 120 then it drop down to 90 and it would just stay at 90/

i figured it was some kinda leak but wouldnt the leak cause it to go even further down? hopefully tahts not the case when i wake up in the morning.

me and my cousin jumped up and down on the car and i kept hearing a pshhh sound so could the canovers seals be blown or whatever?
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could be the seals on those cylinders or u can have a leak on the fittings or lines of course. Use soapy water to find it.
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i think its the seals cause it cant be the fittings and lines if i left it sittin up and overnight it didnt go anywhere, it only drops when im driving
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I had Canovers when I bought the car, it fell on me.... it's the seals.... mine's the left rear that's fubbed.
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did u send it off somewhere to fix it?
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AFAIK there WERE one place in Cali that would fix them, but they closed down iirc... basically the only way is to send it to Japan to have it redone. The price to fix it is not expensive, something like 1-200 for the maintenance tear down, then add repair or change of seals, but you'll have to get it to Japan and leave it there til it's done. Which shipping both ways is going to bomb you right out to buy something else instead...

I tried contacting Japan via Email, they didn't reply.... at least when I sent it, it's in English and they didn't...

I tried tear down myself on the broken seal strut, but no luck... so I just left them in the garage... for 2 years already... waiting for one day maybe I'll go to Japan maybe? lol
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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A
AFAIK there WERE one place in Cali that would fix them, but they closed down iirc... basically the only way is to send it to Japan to have it redone. The price to fix it is not expensive, something like 1-200 for the maintenance tear down, then add repair or change of seals, but you'll have to get it to Japan and leave it there til it's done. Which shipping both ways is going to bomb you right out to buy something else instead...

I tried contacting Japan via Email, they didn't reply.... at least when I sent it, it's in English and they didn't...

I tried tear down myself on the broken seal strut, but no luck... so I just left them in the garage... for 2 years already... waiting for one day maybe I'll go to Japan maybe? lol
dang bro, this does not sound good at all
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If you want to keep Canovers, you could if you want to buy my set.... on mine only the left rear is unusable, the other 3 are fine when it was taken off, but of course for used item, there's no guarantees, and left, right are interchangeable...
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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A
If you want to keep Canovers, you could if you want to buy my set.... on mine only the left rear is unusable, the other 3 are fine when it was taken off, but of course for used item, there's no guarantees, and left, right are interchangeable...
depends how much youd sell it for....the suspension has alrdy gone way over budget lol, anymore i think i couldve just saved up and got airrunners
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anybody?

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the seal's busted. or the fitting or line somewhere is busted. find the leak and replace whats worng with it. is this for a your GS? why wont you run a UAS bag if you have to replace the fronts
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Originally Posted by LOLthxKbye
the seal's busted. or the fitting or line somewhere is busted. find the leak and replace whats worng with it. is this for a your GS? why wont you run a UAS bag if you have to replace the fronts
yeah i know the seals busted thats why im trying to find out who can rebuild these and so far no luck..
and yessir its for the GS...

UAS bag might as well replace everything to UAS?


i heard u can weld these?
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alright the seals arent busted but its the shaft :\
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Is the shaft pretty chewed up or how did it mess up.
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Originally Posted by rgarjr
Is the shaft pretty chewed up or how did it mess up.
seems like it happens wih wear and tear
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