Just purchased a 06 LR3 with 89K on the clock this past weekend. Did the LR dealer inspection, and while I was expecting a plethora of recommendations to come out of the inspection, there were only a few to my surprise. All major drive line components were in excellent shape.

1. Trans line seeping a bit at cooler. (Going to fix right away)
2. Inner and outer tie-rod ends. (Know this is a problem area with these but there was little to no play when he tried to show me, and even admitted the alignment could be the reason for the slight pull and not the ends) LCAs replaced already.

But thing that got me, which I have yet to see on any forum, was his concern for corrosion build up issues on the tube section of the strut causing issues with the bags. Has anyone had issues with this before?

 

I have corrosion on my struts except for one that was replaced after I left the "rust belt", and have still wheeled numerous times. No issues. Post a picture maybe? I would try to remove some rust if you're worried about it affecting strut travel, but I would just run the thing until it starts leaking or you're due for an overhaul. UK trucks have posted pics of notoriously bad-looking rusty EAS struts and they continue to function OK.