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Lukie Member Since: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Liverpool Posts: 433 |
First of all what car is it we are talking about? Engine I don't think.makrs a different but years do
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19th Mar 2017 10:32pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6399 |
You don't say if the car will go to off road height?
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19th Mar 2017 10:32pm |
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Tom Heath Member Since: 19 Mar 2017 Location: Telford Posts: 103 |
Thanks for your comments guys
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19th Mar 2017 10:48pm |
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holidaychicken Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 1086 |
+1 to Joe90's post.
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20th Mar 2017 8:52am |
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wayneg Member Since: 05 Jun 2013 Location: South Fremantle, Australia ( ex London ) Posts: 775 |
Easy enough to get your hand in to squeeze the air bag, it should be hard and not give. If its soft you have a leak, most probably the bag. I have just had to do mine, fitted the RH and whilst doing the job the left burst presumably as it was under more load than normal. Both mine had visible splits 2007 TDV8 VSE
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20th Mar 2017 12:05pm |
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Tom Heath Member Since: 19 Mar 2017 Location: Telford Posts: 103 |
Thanks Wayne. I've just ordered a GAP Bluetooth diagnostic IID which should be here tomorrow.
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20th Mar 2017 12:29pm |
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proser Member Since: 20 Jul 2015 Location: Stafford Posts: 452 |
if you can jack up the body, for the wheel to drop, then it'll give you more room to check on the condition of the air spring. No need to wait for IIDTool to arrive for that
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20th Mar 2017 12:35pm |
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Tom Heath Member Since: 19 Mar 2017 Location: Telford Posts: 103 |
Ok - first part of the mystery solved.
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20th Mar 2017 9:34pm |
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Joe90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6399 |
Replace the split bag, that will no doubt sort out part two, the system was probably seeking to compensate.....(unless you have a hole in the other side as well!
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20th Mar 2017 11:24pm |
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wayneg Member Since: 05 Jun 2013 Location: South Fremantle, Australia ( ex London ) Posts: 775 |
If you unsure of the age of the other side, DO BOTH. 2007 TDV8 VSE 2003 TD6 gone. 2002 P38a gone 1999 P38a gone 1997 p38a gone 1993 VSE gone 1992 VSE gone 1966 Series 2a with V8 conversion gone |
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21st Mar 2017 3:31am |
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Discotigger Member Since: 12 Feb 2013 Location: Cumbria Posts: 804 |
It is most likely that your NSF airbag has a small hole in it, that the compressor cankeep up with inflating when on the move. The OSF airbag has obviously then let go, leading to the descent into the wheelarch.
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21st Mar 2017 1:33pm |
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jambo27 Member Since: 03 Dec 2013 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 124 |
+ 1 for replacing the pair. Its not a big job to change them yourself. About 5 bolts and pull it out and put new one in. If you are going to do it yourself liverally spray all thr holding bolts with wd40 or suchlike the day before you need to remove them and have planty of weetabix for breakfast because the bolts can be incredibly tight but once undone it is a very quick change over. Took me 2 hrs to do one side due to sticking bolt and 1 hr for the other side including tea breaks depending on age it may be worth changing ride height sensors as well. 2008 TDV8 |
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21st Mar 2017 1:43pm |
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Tom Heath Member Since: 19 Mar 2017 Location: Telford Posts: 103 |
Cheers Guys and thanks for the tips. I'm just waiting for a price back from Duckworths to compare, then will be ordering a pair. I've checked, and the OSF was replaced by the previous owner about 3 years ago, but I'm going for the pair as I don't know the state of the other one - or whether it was a cheap pattern part or a Delphi one.
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21st Mar 2017 2:00pm |
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Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3195 |
If you aren't using the car in the meantime it would be worth getting the old ones out in anticipation. At least the four bottom bolts. That way you can determine whether the old bottom bolts are reusable as they are a b*****d to get out and often end up damaged.
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21st Mar 2017 2:16pm |
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