new boy air spring wrestling!!

hello ,so i posted the other day ''down in the bumps'' that after just one week of ownership my sack is empty,anyhow bags arrived monday and i cracked to it thinking do fronts first cos they seemed the worst ,no probs, then came to the rears and i just couldnt shift them.so how the f$%£ do you get em off? had to bite the bullet and book it into specialist for sat morning (no truck no work) thankfullythey will fit my bits,maybe i should ask them to add a tub of grease to the bill cos i think i may need it!

if you have taken off all the retaining clips then sometimes the top of the air bags will stick to the chassis.
when i did mine i found a nice long steel bar put between the wheel arch liner and gave it a good wiggle and it released them

cheers cornishdan,spoke to a mate and he confirmed what your saying, i was'nt being brutal enough,so i better have another go before i get shafted, do you know how long it should take to refill the bags?

cheers steve

When youve got them all connected up just let the car run with a door open for about 15mins this'll fill the air tank then when you hit the button they should fill and rise as normal

I found the not so bent end of a medium sized crowbar was perfect to lever the little darlings from the top mounts.

You've got to be rough with them! Crowbar did it for me with mine.

Guy

cheers for tips guys,will have another crack tommorow may be a bit drier,suprised though i havnt had any disco owners taking the p@&% telling me to order the parts catalogue for future breakdowns.

regards steve

If you do it the right way it takes just a few seconds to reflate one airbag. If you depressurize the system it takles a while, especially if the compressor is a bit tired.