Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 06:09 pm, by: Jack Oliver(Lexussc400)
im planing on putting my new lh airstrut in when i get it hopefully tomorrow just wondering if there is any safety precautions i should take before removing it? just turn the tems switch off and i should be ok? like just want to know when i jack the front lh side of the car when i undo the air line to the strut none of the other struts are going to go down are they? etc? thanks guys. any tips would be appreciated.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 07:02 pm, by: Michael Toet(Myke31)
I asked a similar question about the boot switch when working on the air compressor.
The short answer is the switch in the boot isolates the airbags (airbag actuators should be closed) so they shouldn't go down. But to be on the safe side, you can put something under the car to stop it completely collapsing if nothing goes wrong.
I will be up for this kind of job real soon. It would be good if you can post back how it went or any gotchas that could be useful for myself and others.
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 09:54 am, by: Jack Oliver(Lexussc400)
did the replacing yesterday and went great. took roughly 15 mins to change it over very simple to do. when i un screwed the airline the air released then undo the top three bolts in engine bay and the one down low and pull the airbag down on it self and it nearly falls out! couldnt beleive how simple it was to do. and i had no problems with the other air bags droping or anything all i did before starting was turn the airbags off with the switch in the boot.
but while im on it my old airbag use to drop right down like air its self out when the car was siting. my new airbag when the car is siting it drops about half an inch or so and stays there i have left the car over night and so change should it drop or? thanks guys.
Ian Johnston DieHard South Australia UZZ30 GT 4.0, UZZ31
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 11:02 am, by: Ian Johnston(Ted)
Jack, I presume if all is working, it shouldnt drop overnight. I have a problem with my RHF bag dropping overnight, but bag has been changed, so could be air line, or valve leak. I will get around to it one day
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 10:11 pm, by: Jack Oliver(Lexussc400)
yeah mine doesnt drop right down only drops about half an inch after about 10- 15 mins and stays that height i think maybe it could be something to do with my height controller maybe or maybe they are ment to do it from stock as my right front airbag drops as well a bit when the car is turned off. when you get around to fixing your airleak i would be interested to know what the problem was.
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