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Originally Posted by wpoll
The images don't show the retention method clearly but what you say makes sense - the black plastic clip is not the actual retention mechanism but simply a device used to release the retention mechanism.
I don't have air suspension so I've not seen these exact couplings before - just going off existing engineering knowledge and experience - and internet images! 
What is curious is how the mechanic messed this up. I'm guessing the hose was not able to be removed as they didn't understand how to release the retention mechanism - a guess backed up by their failure to install the new parts correctly also.  |
Wpoll yup indeed they either didn't know how, or that retaining clip may have simply broke when they pinched it - dings dongs in that case they could have tried slipping on the new clip from the new air spring set and release the hose that way rather than cut hose to remove old spring!... I have manged to slip on in the clip onto the coupling anyway! but still think it is for for removal of coupling and install ! in the process they lost a couple of those plastic grommets that i replaced em, and broke some of the plastic gubbins they yanked at to get to the air spring on one side (other side they did fine clip and all) man sometimes ignorance is bliss....i used an epoxy resin with a little cutout of fiberglass mosquitoe net embedded in the epoxy to add to backbone to it!looks messy but holds