disco2 rear airbags,

not leaking, no problems holding air or anything like that, 3yrs old, changed in a pair, thing is they squeek like fook when you are driving slowish, raise the suspension and they stop, back down to normal ride mode then they do it again, sprayed silicone spray on em tonight and seems to have done the trick, anybody else have this problem, conti air bags fitted,

Not heard that one before. Are you sure it's the bags? Are the shock bushes/bolts ok? Just thinking the noise may be stopping in ORM if any play is taken up.
Regards,
Griff

Landmark2 said:

Not heard that one before. Are you sure it's the bags? Are the shock bushes/bolts ok? Just thinking the noise may be stopping in ORM if any play is taken up.
Regards,
Griff

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still sqeeks, on the M56 carpark today, frazzled out skoda estate holding traffic up, so just moving slowly and it makes the noise, raise the suspension it stops, i need to take the shocks off and see if that rules one out, super gaz rear shocks!

discodrivercumbria said:

sprayed silicone spray on em

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Wouldn't that make them prone to picking up all sorts of crap which would get rubbed into the surface where they fold over and risk damage?

Feathers McGraw said:

Wouldn't that make them prone to picking up all sorts of crap which would get rubbed into the surface where they fold over and risk damage?

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Maydo? but it ain't stopped em, does my head in, will have to take rear wheels off and have a look at em, shocks as well, but it will have to wait for now as too much to do,

Landmark2 said:

Not heard that one before. Are you sure it's the bags? Are the shock bushes/bolts ok? Just thinking the noise may be stopping in ORM if any play is taken up.
Regards,
Griff

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+1
I've not experienced any squeaking from the air bags either. Squeaks are much more likely to be coming from rubber bushes or metal on metal.

brian47 said:

+1
I've not experienced any squeaking from the air bags either. Squeaks are much more likely to be coming from rubber bushes or metal on metal.

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watts linkage done, radius arms done, still squeeks, either bags or shock bushes, when you rock the car you can hear it, raise the sus and it stops,

Have you lubricated all bushes? give em a squirt one at time and try it after each one so you know which one was the offending bush.

Squirt every bush

I had this on an a frame ball joint on a 300 disco......

Huddy44 said:

Have you lubricated all bushes? give em a squirt one at time and try it after each one so you know which one was the offending bush.

Squirt every bush

I had this on an a frame ball joint on a 300 disco......

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all the bushes were changed 6 week ago, copper grease as i re-assembled, its either shock mounts or bags,

discodrivercumbria said:

watts linkage done, radius arms done, still squeeks, either bags or shock bushes, when you rock the car you can hear it, raise the sus and it stops,

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roll bar links have you changed them

jamesmartin said:

roll bar links have you changed them

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everything done and changed on rear, greased etc, it's either shocks or bags

wash bags off with water, in case of surface contamination

MJI said:

wash bags off with water, in case of surface contamination

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steamed em off, still does it when dry!

Huddy44 said:

Squirt every bush

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I've changed the rear bags on mine and mine don't squeak infact if they're fitted correctly there's nothing anywhere near the bags that can cause them to squeak by something rubbing on them. The only thing I can think of making the bags squeak is they're twisted slightly or where they fold over the plastic base at the bottom.

So in your case I'd say more likely to be another suspension component. When you've done work on the suspension has the vehicles weight been on the suspension before tightening up? I know when I changed the leaf springs on my series and that squeaked horrifically over every little bump and destroyed the bushes. Once changed and with some weight in the back when tightening they were fine.

well today, ****ed down most of the day here, was gonna take rear wheels off and look, took dog out in the wet car squeeked today, so not the bags i think, super gaz rear shocks fitted, i think it's them, will look in december/ january, clouds may have run out of water by then!

Soak them well at the bushes and joint with PTFE lubricant spray(like this https://www.wd40specialist.com/products/dry-lube/ ) it might help...dont use classic oily WD40 cos it will accumulate all the dust on them

discodrivercumbria said:

clouds may have run out of water by then

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Optimist!

well today i did it, The supergaz shocks it was, took them off, extended right out, lubed em and primed a few times, greased all bushes and bolts refitted, smooth as anything, noise gone, supergaz shock shaft must of gone dry, job done! easy fix for once!!

update! been out today, Now the bloody front one want doing! has anybody else experienced this?
Britpart Supergaz!