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Hi, The nut you'll be undoing is on the pipe not the one on the bag that it screws in to. I thought a voss connector was the push in one. Perhaps I'm wrong (usually am )
Griff
Griff
if its nut and olive you have no choice but to remove and refit with pipe, i use a little silicone sealant smeared around olive and nut threads,with push fits you just cut pipe or remove olive and nutReceived my second Contitech air suspension bag today, so jacked one side up, took wheel off and used axle stand on chassis - all good. The bags currently on are LR Genuine Contitech - they both have the 10mm nut at the top holding the air-line - I believe these are called Voss fittings (10mm nut/olive/o-ring) - not push-fit (used on Dunlop bags?). I removed the wheel and removed the driver's side air bag - the 10mm nut wasn't accessible with a spanner (no room) to let out the air so I depressurised the air bag by loosening another 10mm nut on the driver's side air line back at the Wabco compressor.
The two new bags I received (Contitech OEM) both have the same 10mm nut arrangement on top (Voss fitting?) - I was under the impression that all new bags now used the push-fit (collar) securing mechanism, but maybe they're only used on the Dunlop bags? The strange thing with the new Contitech OEM bags is that the instructions with it say you should not adjust/remove the 10mm nut at the top of the bag (Voss fitting)! There is a dab of paint on the 10mm nut and they say it has been tested in the factory and won't leak in that position - do not adjust?! Surely I will have to undo the 10mm nut on top of each each bag so I can re-fit the black plastic air line using the old (existing) Voss fitting?
The old fitting obviously has the old o-ring (and olive and nut) and I wonder whether I introduce the possibility of air leakage once the air line is attached to the new bag?
You sure your compressor hasnt just got a sticky valve? Mine did similar to yours and it was that. It opened on exiting the car to lower the height but wouldn’t fully close. So that side sagged occasionally. Freed it up and fine since. Worth checking
YesThree solenoid valves in all - one for each side and one for exhaust?
I'm watching this with interest cos it's a sealed unit and i doubt that you can do much with itHow did you free-up the sticking solenoid valve out of interest?
the valves are available as spare but if they fail usually they fail for good https://www.glossyautoparts.com/air...1-415-403-103-0-anr4868-4154031030-p3003.htmlYes, was worried about potential for solenoid valve to sporadically stick as I was under the impression that meant a new compressor (or take a punt on one from the wreckers)?
Hi, The nut you'll be undoing is on the pipe not the one on the bag that it screws in to. I thought a voss connector was the push in one. Perhaps I'm wrong (usually am )
Griff
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