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02-27-2009, 13:39

David- if you happen to be coming down I-20, we are 4 miles north of that with a complete full service campground, plumbing supplies, tanning booths, check cashing facility, and we tote the note on used vehicles. tongue firmly in cheek~

but we have space for a few birds here

Ernie Ekberg

83PT40

Wanderlodge

Weatherford, Tx

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair

--- On Fri, 2/27/09, david brady wrote:

From: david brady
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Airbags, dry-rot
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:33 PM

Thanks everyone for your airspring input. For the time being
I'm going to carry a few spares, but will replace everything once
we return from the west coast.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC

Henry Jay Hannigan wrote:

my 90SP airbags are fine so far......I guess air bags are like a
roof.....when do u change roofing..... when it leaks...probably same
with the air bags.
slow day here.
Regards,
Hank
90SP36

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Juergen"
wrote:
>
> David
> I have 1991 WLSP 36 which I bought in 1995 used. 20000 miles on it.
I
> just replaced the front airbags last fall, I finally got the rear
> airbags ready to go in this spring.
> I had no trouble with the bags, but figured they were OLD. I
examined
> the old front ones and they were cracked all along the edges. Yet
they
> worked perfectly. Therefore I cannot answer you question about how
old
> or how long you can use an airbag safely. Mine are 19 years old and
> still
working, but I figured that it might be wise to change them
now.
> So, if yours still work, but you want to be absolutely safe, change
> them. And do NOT buy them from BB or their schoolbus division. CCC
> Truckparts have bags for coaches at 1/3 the cost of BB.
> I bought 1 from BB for $450 bucks (for a correct pattern) and the
> other 3 from CCC for $531.00 (BB wanted even more).
> Juergen in PA
> 1991 WLSP 36
>
> --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", david brady
wrote:
> >
> > I was inspecting the coach the other day and noticed
> > that all my airbags are checked and cracked, similar
> > to the appearance of a dry-rotted tire. The bags are
> > 7.5 years old. Anyone have a feel for how long bags
> > should last, and how severely
checked they can become
> > before replacement is necessary? I have visions of
> > installing new bags only to find the same checking one
> > year from now.
> >
> > (Planning a cross country trip and want to be prepared).
> >
> > David Brady
> > '02 LXi, NC
> >
>

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