Air Bag repair--What have I gotten myself into ??

[kieth]

Well someone heard that I know something about air ride systems so last week a rollback dropped off a 2000 Chevy low rider that had been impounded and then recovered by the owner, his frame was on the ground and no one could figure out how to get it back up on the bags, I told him I thought I could but it might get expensive, well that is now a certainty.......

The truck has no bed so we could see fairly quickly a few minor problems:

1. All of the wiring was bad, the relays had been cut out which supplied the power to the 2 compressors.

2. Wiring going to the control valves was hacked up.

3. The plumbing had been cobbled together with a mish mash of fittings, steel pipe, hydraulic, brass, press in quick connect dot, air brake fittings, etc.

4. In some vain attempt to get this vehicle aired back up, some one had tried shop hose quick release couplers and even a air line spray nozzle was plumbed into the mess......and baling wire was holding the nozzle in place....

I wish I had taken pictures but I was too stunned to get the camera.......so we started in on it and in the process I have learned a few lessons and thought we would pass it on so it would save you guys a lot of expense and frustration.

Here is a link to a gallery that shows the truck and the pictures in the gallery have comments already made to each picture........

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/Air-...316666_DPxDK7k

below are a couple of pictures of the system just as teasers...








I will post more pictures later today so you can see the setup........