Murphy's Law, catastrophic failure in a very bad place

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Originally Posted by GregMilner

We'll Grant I guess you're using yours for its proper purpose....luxury long distance travel on less than perfect roads. Mine has given me no trouble either, except that which I've inflicted upon it:)

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Yes Greg, you're right. Whilst most of my FFRR use is on long haul cruising, it has been to Fraser Island a couple of times and the worst I have done with it was to get caught in torrential rain at a mine site 240 km's nth west of Mt Isa. It had to crawl 96km's from mine back to the highway in deepening red mud and gravel wash outs. This was very sticky mud, on the way out we found a fuel truck around 1km inside the gates that had just gone down to the axles in mud and there was no way they could get anything from the mine to it for extraction. The recovery vehicle would get bogged or just couldn't be brought that far and back again! They were trying to figure out what they could get from Mt Isa that could get in to the truck and yet was big enough to pull it out! Anyway, we managed to crawl the FFRR out but the wheel/tyre diameter was about double normal by the time we got to the road with the sticky mud! Now, when it rains, I still get the occasional red dust bleed from the panel joins!
Grant

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Originally Posted by RR44TDV8

Yes Greg, you're right. Whilst most of my FFRR use is on long haul cruising, it has been to Fraser Island a couple of times and the worst I have done with it was to get caught in torrential rain at a mine site 240 km's nth west of Mt Isa. It had to crawl 96km's from mine back to the highway in deepening red mud and gravel wash outs. This was very sticky mud, on the way out we found a fuel truck around 1km inside the gates that had just gone down to the axles in mud and there was no way they could get anything from the mine to it for extraction. The recovery vehicle would get bogged or just couldn't be brought that far and back again! They were trying to figure out what they could get from Mt Isa that could get in to the truck and yet was big enough to pull it out! Anyway, we managed to crawl the FFRR out but the wheel/tyre diameter was about double normal by the time we got to the road with the sticky mud! Now, when it rains, I still get the occasional red dust bleed from the panel joins!
Grant

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Well get used to it Grant - my previous trip to the Kimberley in the Sport, I was still seeing red dust leaking out two years later:-)
Sounds like your FF is getting more off road use than just about anybody else's in Australia....

Well All, I was suspicious my rear shockies were on the way out and having had the pleasure of meeting RR44TDV8 here in Brisbane who took the car for a spin to compare with his MY12, he agreed - both rears "kaput".

I will report back in due course of cost these days of two "electronic variable dampers".

Incidentally, no signs of leaking - just obvious via the way she handles... :o .not well! (Thanks Grant! ;)):D

Car has done 78K...with a LOT of very heavy towing, and offroad towing, so no surprise really.:angel:
cheers

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Originally Posted by CSBrisie

Well All, I was suspicious my rear shockies were on the way out and having had the pleasure of meeting RR44TDV8 here in Brisbane who took the car for a spin to compare with his MY12, he agreed - both rears "kaput".

I will report back in due course of cost these days of two "electronic variable dampers".

Incidentally, no signs of leaking - just obvious via the way she handles... :o .not well! (Thanks Grant! ;)):D

Car has done 78K...with a LOT of very heavy towing, and offroad towing, so no surprise really.:angel:
cheers

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Chris when mine died, the dealer told me they were $800 a piece, just for the parts. And each side is a different part number.

Not good Chris, that's only std shock life. I expected the ecu to compensate to effectively get much more life out of them, albeit not as firm when needed towards the end.

Ex-UK is likely to be cheaper than through local dealers.

Right LR023573 and left LR023580 unless superseded

Cheaper Bilstein versions are available which might not be any harsher riding being under ecu control if their bypass valves operate identically.

Parts ex Melbourne are $1542 each (retail). Gulp. Sent email to Duckworth Parts in UK to check their price, (maybe BREXIT and pound plunge will help me :)
cheers

These seem to be the correct ones (they sell L & R separately) and only $611 plus shipping. Will email VIN and confirm as I'm worried the electronic variable ones are different?? . Graeme...any comments? Look like I'm on the right track?
cheers


Range Rover L322 2010 2012 Bilstein Left Hand Rear Shock Absorber LR023580 | eBay

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LR023573 is the same price so one of each.

The non-CVD don't have a reservoir and therefore are not L/R handed.

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Originally Posted by CSBrisie

Look like I'm on the right track?

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Yes!