Airbags, dry-rot

[david brady]

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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