Air Springs replaced...Ha, Ha, Ha!!!!!!!!

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just make sure you wear some sort of eye protection to stop any crap getting blown into your eye,nearly lost my eye a few years ago,and believe me it,s not good,loads of ops,and still today my vision is reduced
 
andy 0352 said:
just make sure you wear some sort of eye protection to stop any crap getting blown into your eye,nearly lost my eye a few years ago,and believe me it,s not good,loads of ops,and still today my vision is reduced
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No worries, I have shatterproof motorcycle goggle I use for jobs like this, better than the industrial type;)
 
Does the system the world of good to release the air pressure from the receiver (Tank). Even though the system has a dessicant dryer, as any one knows who has experience of compressed air systems, compression generates heat in the air and when it cools, moisture or condensate forms. What colder surface than a large steel tank?????? Releasing the blanking plug allows this air and condensate to discharge.
QUESTION.... how many of you have replaced either the dryer or the dessicant charge since owning the car???? It's one part that is conveniently forgotten about or overlooked.:smokin:
 
done my dryer just before winter,infact the only bits of the eas that hasn,t been done,is the tank,air lines and valve block the rest has been renewd since owning it;)
 
Right Andy.....lets see how many heads pop up above the wall on this one!!!!
Nice to be back in the land of the real money H.R.H. Mrs Queen on the money and cheap beer and fags for a while!!!!:beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2:
 
I am Andy..few pints of Old Speckled Hen under my belt and I'm in a devilish mood!! Have a squint at the Thermostat post from ratae and you will see!!:hysterically_laughi:smokin::beer2::beer2::beer2:
 
Irishrover said:
Does the system the world of good to release the air pressure from the receiver (Tank). Even though the system has a dessicant dryer, as any one knows who has experience of compressed air systems, compression generates heat in the air and when it cools, moisture or condensate forms. What colder surface than a large steel tank?????? Releasing the blanking plug allows this air and condensate to discharge.
QUESTION.... how many of you have replaced either the dryer or the dessicant charge since owning the car???? It's one part that is conveniently forgotten about or overlooked.:smokin:
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Just checked the service schedule in Rave, it actually says depressurise system, replace intake & exhaust filters, remove tank plug and if evidence of water, replace dryer, all at the C service every 24000 miles. I suppose it's too much to expect that the stealers actually do this?:violin:I was worried about the load placed on the pump by re-pressurising the system given the problems with the pump overheating. I was considering adding a T with a valve so I could re-pressurise from my compressor:beer2:you're welcome to English beer I'll stick to French wine:D:D:D Thanks for all the info, it all helps make up for my lack of experience.

The Rangie is a car I've wanted ever since I saw the launch of the original, never had the money or the oportunity before but they are soooo cheap now and the diesel is economical on empty French roads so it had to be done before I'm too old.;)
 
Irishrover said:
Does the system the world of good to release the air pressure from the receiver (Tank). Even though the system has a dessicant dryer, as any one knows who has experience of compressed air systems, compression generates heat in the air and when it cools, moisture or condensate forms. What colder surface than a large steel tank?????? Releasing the blanking plug allows this air and condensate to discharge.
QUESTION.... how many of you have replaced either the dryer or the dessicant charge since owning the car???? It's one part that is conveniently forgotten about or overlooked.:smokin:
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is this tank underneath o/s middle?
 
im having a go at replacing air springs the weekend after reading the vast amount of advice on this forum, i have the eas s/ware is it easy enough to calibrate settings?
 
Replacing the air springs should not affect the settings as the height is determined by the four sensors, all the springs do is take the body up to the parameters in the ECU. Don't know about the web based software, but from what I have read on here, it is pretty straightforward. As with any similar software, be sure to make a note of the original data in case you lose track of things..you can then always go back to a base line.
 
You got the position of the tank right. Held on by four M8 bolts and one pipe going in one end and a drain plug the other (Front end). The the plug has a groove cut in to slowly release the pressure when you slacken it off, just undo it about 2 turns initially. Eighinavee has a different approach...he just bodges holes in the old air springs to release the pressure from them, as he says "They are scrap anyway" . If you drain the tank, you could still have pressure in the springs.
 
Hi All

The last air spring replacement we did, albeit on a classic, we just replaced the bags themselves not the top and bottom plates, much easier and quicker. Only thing is you do need to clean up and then lube up the top and bottom plates once you have got the old bags off.

Cheers
Andy
 
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