Do a little DIY ~ Repairing and “Upgrading” My Air Bags...
Alright something happened during my rear axle swap and now my driver side air bag doesn’t hold air. So when I add... say 30 psi of air to it... it drains out and my 1997 F-350 developes a nice gangsta lean.
Load leveling airbags are great when you do a bunch of towing/hauling with your truck/suv. Yes they make them for all kinds of vehicles. I have been using these Load Lifter 5,000 airbags for close to 10 years and this is the first issue, most likely self inflicted....
In this video I do an upgrade and reduce the amount of places for leaks and reduce how many places I have to fill them up at. Less is more... right?!?! Let’s hope this works out and doesn’t cause me more problems... we will see in the morning I guess
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I had airbags in a truck once...Most annoying things ever. One side kept releasing...I ended up throwing in an extra spring and putting up with the harder rear...When towing it was awesome, just a little stiff with no load. I don't think I'd have bags again.
I'm just about to do a GVM upgrade on my Landcruiser...200kg rear and a 2 inch lift...Should be good...When the parts arrive.
I have never had an issue until now. Though it would be nice to have on-board air so I could fill them up with the flip of a switch. That is another reason I put the valve in the tool gaps. I could wire in a pump and put a switch in the cab along with a pressure gauge.... welp looks like it's time to hit the drawing board. Lol.
Removing my dually tires softened the right quite a bit. A lot less 'bounce' when I would hit bumps. When I tow my camper I only put like 20-30psi in them. Just enough to lift the truck off the overload springs.
Heck ya!! That should help out nicely. Stuffing things up for when you need it.
I ended up putting in a helper Spring and that solved any issues...Except the hard rear. Oh well, better than deflating bags right? I don't have that truck anymore so it's not an issue.
@jlsplatts, Yes, Less Is More. And it's always fun and fulfilling essence when we fix our stuff ourselves. Stay blessed.
Let's just hope she holds air... lol. I have had those valves get stuck before so I am hoping by putting them in the tool bad they will stay cleaner.
I am not a fan of paying someone a substantial amount of money to do something I can do, or teach myself to do. Plus like you stated... it's fulfilling.
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Welcome and enjoy your time ahead.
Man, I would have been afraid to mess with the airbags myself.
Did you learn a lot of these things from trial and error or did you used to work as a mechanic as well?
At a young age my Dad said you break it you fix it.... to a point. He would hand me a repair manual whenever a part on my truck went bad and left me at that. Lots of reading, video watching, and gathering info from people. Learn on the fly. Lol
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