> > 2002 car 15K miles, just been in Toyota agent for service.
> They advised fns
> > shocker leaking
> > and will replace under warranty. Should I request that they
> replace both?
> > Ive always been
>
> IMO, and of those who should know, both should be replaced.
> As it's safety related, it might be worth pointing this out to
> the dealer, and pushing to have both replaced under warranty.
> You might be lucky. :-)
>
> > told that they should be replaced in pairs. Also the originals > likely came
> > from the same
> > batch so the other one could fail soon.
>
> I dont think that is likely to be true.
> After all. Would the seals, shafts, etc have come from the same
> batch ?
> Mike.
>
>
Thanks Mike,
I don't know of any reason why seals, shafts, etc shouldn't come from the same batch, but how far does the JIT ethic spread down the supply chain? That's probably by-the-by and, I hope, we can agree to differ on that matter. Many thanks for your reply, which confirms my own thoughts.
Nic