Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited
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06-20-2005, 03:14
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Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited
Kurt,
I realize that procedure change, sometimes each year but for our '95, the instructions say to dump the air pressure completely before lowering the jacks and conversely, to be completely aired up before retracting the jacks. Trying to find strange sounds can be a problem, especially since they can be intermittent. George Lowry '95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale) Spearfish, SD Kurt Achenbach wrote: > > Jeff, I certainly appreciate your thoughts. > > It happens when I set the jacks to retract, before having some air in > the bags. Then I heared a popping in one or two of the bags as the > coach started to lift. This happend only a few times, after that, I > changed the start up procedure. Now when the coach rests on the jacks > I make sure the dump switch is off, I start the engine and let the > air build up and after a few minutes I raise the jacks slowly, > releasing the weight on to the filling bags. This way no mor popping. > I keep the coach inside a garage and will check the issue on our next > outing, which unfortunately will not be until early August. > As allways thank you > Kurt > '38FC35SB in NH > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller" > > >>I happened to think about another possibility Kurt. Are you hearing >>this after using the front leveling jacks? On the '83-up the jacks > > will > >>usually not swing up until the airbags begin to inflate/lift the > > coach, > >>often they will swing up fast enough to hit the stop hard and make > > a > >>fairly loud "pop" sound when they do. >> >> - Jeff Miller >>http://www.millercoachworks.com >>http://www.wanderlodge.net >> >> >>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Achenbach" > > > >>wrote: >> >>> >>>When I drop the suspension and later reinflate, I hear a loud > > popping > >>>noise coming from the front airbags----- this leads me to believe >>>they are getting pinched somehow during deflation? Is this > > anything > >>>to be concerned? >>>Thanks for your advise >>>Kurt >>>'83FC35SB in NH > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > |
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Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Jeff Miller - 06-19-2005, 05:07
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Kurt Achenbach - 06-20-2005, 00:04
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - George Lowry - 06-20-2005 03:14
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Kurt Achenbach - 06-20-2005, 06:14
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Chet Geist - 06-20-2005, 06:24
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - George Lowry - 06-20-2005, 07:06
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - rrob@... - 06-20-2005, 08:47
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Chet Geist - 06-20-2005, 14:18
Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited - Kurt Achenbach - 06-21-2005, 04:34
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