Springs and Struts

[Soixantaine]

A few days ago I bought a pair of springs and struts at the scrap yard to fool around with. When I removed one and set it on the ground, hydraulic oil leaked from the hole on the side of the strut(!). So, my question is (no such thing as a stupid question, just another way to learn something), why? I would have thought that the hydraulic reservoir would have been self contained. And, if it leaks out, can it be put back in, or refreshed, to recondition the strut?

S

 

[Arnold]

The scrappy near me drills holes through all the shocks for some reason, maybe they've done the same for yours! It definitly shouldn't leak

 

[superls]

they do it because there supposed to remove ALL fluids from the car.

 

[ollyc98]

My scrappy is terrible, leaves batteries in sometimes.

 

[Soixantaine]

Shame on me, should have thought of them being drilled for the fluid. I knew they were supposed to do that. Had another look and could see where the drill bit hit the inside. Holes drilled in different places, also. Thanks for the replys.

S