If one needed replacement, would folks recommend replacing the pair ? MY11 4.4 with 100k miles.
Not cheap to have done at a main dealer, so just thinking whether replacing just the defective air spring is the right thing to do ......

On my TD6 I changed both although only one was defective. The consensus is that if one has gone the other won't be far behind.

I would change both. John
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Change both, dont use Land Rover parts, use a good independent to fit them or do it yourself. The air bags themselves are circa £150 each from the likes of Island 4x4, OE quality, I fitted mine in about 1.5 hrs per side, on the drive with no ramp. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Best to do in pairs, as others have said. Don’t want uneven handling side to side.

If ones gone, the remaining one won’t be far behind….

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Just to follow up

I used genuine LR part
https://www.lrparts.net/lr032567-front-air...mping.html

£980 + vat.
Duckworth’s discount take some of the sting out of list price on parts.

Didn’t want to do job myself, Indy explained bolts were prone to seizure on the air spring mountings.
Manual states torque numbers up to 250nm. I don’t have a torque wrench that big.

2.5 hours labour, including time quoted for and needed for seized bolts.

Maybe the genuine macpherson struts are over priced.
I try where possible to only use genuine spares / replacement parts.
The original ones lasted more than 10 years.

Other side air spring is reported to be in good condition. No urgency in getting it changed.

- Makes a case for taking a chance on a 3.6 turbo and pre facelift non adaptive suspension……
Lots of 4.4’s on the used market with around 100k miles on the clock ( and “oil mist on shock absorber” on the MOT advisory)

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I changed both when one was finished, I changed both complete struts at home on ramps, took 30mins per side, looking at the one I could have left and it looked like it would only have lasted another few weeks if that, it was almost threadbare and waiting to go pop
Very easy to do, I budgeted at least half a day, just over an hour with tools away and done 2009 (2010 MY) 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography
2007 TDV8 Vogue SE
2005 BMW E63 645ci
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The accepted wisdom on here is to change both at the same time. I didn't and 5 years later things are still going strong; on both sides.

Make your own choice. 2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner

It's usually the front left that goes first somehow.
Better to change them together as the RHS one will go bad very quickly after owing to age and imbalance due to LHS being new and RHS one many years old.

So totally worth doing them together with good quality parts and relax for years.

Just done this. Broke the torque wrench in the process.
How on earth do you get the strut bolts to 250Nm?

did the left one on mine recently
which bolts do you call the strut bolts to 250Nm? RR 2005 4.4 petrol
Any spelling mistakes are the fault of spellchecker
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NDT wrote:

How on earth do you get the strut bolts to 250Nm?

NDT wrote:

Just done this. Broke the torque wrench in the process.
How on earth do you get the strut bolts to 250Nm?

knares wrote:

did the left one on mine recently
which bolts do you call the strut bolts to 250Nm?

These bad boys;

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In my case they took some serious effort to remove, ended up with a 5ft steel bar on the breaker just to get them to move then a large lump hammer to get them out. Whatever you do get new bolts, do not refit the old ones. Yours being newer might not be so bad, the Rimmer Bros YouTube video is very good and is on the same type as yours.

Don’t worry about the torque, they are simply very tight. Most torque wrenches will be within a small margin of what is needed, just go another “argh” after that.

Jon

i don't remember them being a problem
mind you, i do work on loaders and excavators ect and i do have the gear RR 2005 4.4 petrol
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Previous MG J2, CITROEN light 15 x 2 gone unfortunately
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