Need some air suspension help, again.

[SlickGT1]

Stop by my place any evening and I will level them for you. I'm available after I put kids to bed, so around 10pm in BK. I'm in the city, or Passaic NJ almost daily, so maybe I can do this during work. And if you have SLS error, could be a lot of things, but I can read codes before you buy things.

Mine was leaking, so maybe that is why it was all crooked, but it adjusted just fine.

[SlickGT1]

More notes on the subject.

I can now do a bag in 15 min lol. Why? Well because I noobed it a bit and forgot to remove the paper gasket from the pass side OE spring and transfer it to the Arnott one. Realized this as I pulled out the driver side, and said dagnamit, I just bolted the pass side wheel on.

Also everyone must make sure to use bubble water to check connections. Everything sounded well when the springs inflated. No leaks. But I decided to spray down the connections, and the screwed on one that you release pressure with, was blowing bubbles. Boy was I happy I checked.

I used my 12" offset needle nose pliers to remove the bottom clip on the spring. The one under the car. Just sit by the hub, reach in and grab with pliers. Then push to back of car. Takes zero effort this way.

When installing spring, do the top retaining clips first. Get it lined up, and jam something under the spring. I used same pliers. Took no effort to slide top retaining clips back in. Bottom clip is a bit tougher, but you pull spring down, presuming you have enough man sauce, you hold it down one hand, and use the other to insert clip. Wiggle it with the hand holding it down. The retaining clip goes in fairly easy.

Oh and I used the diff to jack up the car, and then on Jack stands. Just make sure you don't jack against the cover.

All in all. Took me around 2 hours total for the job. Plus some cleanup time, and height calibration.

[Ricky Bobby]

^Nice to hear Slick so Arnott warrantied a new bag or bags for you?

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

^Nice to hear Slick so Arnott warrantied a new bag or bags for you?

New bags for rear. I did the fronts a while ago. I found the leak in the front, and it is that brass fitting. Arnott sent me a new pair free of charge. So that was nice of them. The rear is a bit stiffer now, but it could be in the head.

[jsoto]

Bumpity bump. I think I'm got some time to deal with the bags this weekend.

So what's the consensus. Will the fuse stop the compressor or not ? I recall reading various threads and they all suggest the fuse does. Slicks post seems to be the opposite. It's not that much more to disconnect the battery since I will have the load floor open to release the air in the bags.

[civdiv99]

Hey Slick, you sure you aren't "rounding down" a bit on that time WAG?

I saw your 2012 post about doing all 8 spark plugs in a half hour. Lemme see, 3 min per plug, and 3 min for other stuff.

Cough, cough.....

I must be gettin' old and slow 'cause I prolly took 90 min to do mine.

Figured I'd give you a pass on that time guess, but 2 hours to fidget with replacing bags and ......

Hmmmmm. M

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by jsoto

Bumpity bump. I think I'm got some time to deal with the bags this weekend.

So what's the consensus. Will the fuse stop the compressor or not ?

Not if you have dual axle EHCII air.

[civdiv99]

There's a 50 amp fuse n a connection block under a cover back there. It's not the same fuse block that's just inside the hatch in the passenger side body panel.

[jsoto]

Bumpity Bump....
Did not complete as planned this weekend.

Taking the wheels off is something I hesitate always. Luckily these are the rears. There is only a hairs clearance on the fronts calipers/innerds with my setup. I never did like using those wheel hangers.

Anyhow, do you guys think I can wrap this up in about 2 hrs ?.....only obstacle I see is how hard or now getting the bottom clip. I'm thinking I may just wake up a bit earlier than normal to get it done..

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by civdiv99

Hey Slick, you sure you aren't "rounding down" a bit on that time WAG?

I saw your 2012 post about doing all 8 spark plugs in a half hour. Lemme see, 3 min per plug, and 3 min for other stuff.

Cough, cough.....

I must be gettin' old and slow 'cause I prolly took 90 min to do mine.

Figured I'd give you a pass on that time guess, but 2 hours to fidget with replacing bags and ......

Hmmmmm. M

Maybe longer on the plugs. But it was easy as hell. I don't know why I may have said that. Either way, the bags is fairly easy once you do it. The longest time for me was lifting the car by the pumpkin front, and getting shit out. Maybe a few bears were involved. But it is a really easy job.