Burnt out SLS compressor

[Wil2k]

Damn!

I had a dodgy relay - compressor stuck on - by the time I got to it.... too late. Got so hot that it MELTED the right anlgle exhaust line elbow in the top. And when i say melted.. i mean it went like candle wax and has run down inside the body of the unit as well as dripping melted plastic over the outside.

Yeouwch.

Having just spent some serious bucks on new airbags.. I'm guessing it's time for a replacement compressor.

And of course - having spoken to AWN - my warranty providers - this is NOT covered under warranty as it is part of the SLS suspension, suspension components are not covered etc etc etc ... grrrrr. :mad:

Anyone got an SLS comp hanging around? Maybe it's time for springs after all. :-(

Cheers

Wil

[Rosscoe68]

i have a couple of compressors in bits. so don't chuck your old one away yet.
they aren't cheap to buy, but i would buy a new one rather than play around with a second hand one again. donate your old one to me so i can see if i can get 1 serviceable unit out of the 3 that i have that i can put up for emergency use within AULRO along with the 2 SLS bags i have spare.
aussie dollar is pretty strong against uk at present.
Discovery II Air suspension compressor - eBay, Land Rover, Car Parts, Vehicle Parts Accessories. (end time 22-Apr-10 21:00:44 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250380201789&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT)

[biggin]

Hey Rosscoe,
Just a quick one off the subject.:angel:
Do you have to pay import duty on stuff like this from overseas?
Cheers,
Alan

[Rosscoe68]

off aust customs website
"All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less.

Note: However, where there are multiple packages to the same addressee in Australia from a single consignor overseas that arrive at about the same time, then the value of all packages will be combined for duty and tax assessment purposes. "
When buying over the internet (http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page5549.asp)

[Wil2k]

Does anyone know what the correct pressure would be for the SLS airbags? I'm following Pedro's advice and making up some schrader valves to plug into the bags in the event of a dead compressor in the future. Or is it just a matter of setting the height roughly?

Cheers

Wil

[Rosscoe68]

i would measure the height when the system is working properly and use that as a reference when manually pumping them up.
p.s. did you get a new compressor ? i am still looking for bits to make up a emergency 2nd unit for us all.

[Wil2k]

i would measure the height when the system is working properly and use that as a reference when manually pumping them up.
p.s. did you get a new compressor ? i am still looking for bits to make up a emergency 2nd unit for us all.

Still waiting on the compressor. Have organized a used one for now. If that fails I'll be getting one from the eBay store that you linked. However they haven't yet replied to my freight query.

I'll probably hang onto what's left of the compressor for my own emergency spares. I stripped it down the other day and the only parts worth salvaging are the pneumatic components however as the motor is totally fried (reads shorts across all contacts - and smells like burnt motor). Was so melted it took some work to get it apart. :( I'm guessing that 90% of compressor failures are from overheating due to leaky bags - water ingress causing shorts due to bad exhaust line seals - or in my case a dodgy relay *cries*

I've had an idea for an in-the-field airbag re-sealing/re-inflation kit in the meantime - but of course i threw out my dead airbag - so can't experiment with it!:p

Wil

[Rosscoe68]

i wonder if green tyre goo would seal a leaking bag in an emergency. if you had a schrader valve setup you could get a can of that and carry it as a spare

[Urban Panzer]

off aust customs website
"All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less.
Note: However, where there are multiple packages to the same addressee in Australia from a single consignor overseas that arrive at about the same time, then the value of all packages will be combined for duty and tax assessment purposes. "
When buying over the internet (http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page5549.asp)

Cannot believe Im reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:................Lucky you lot are!!!!

[Rosscoe68]

Cannot believe Im reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:................Lucky you lot are!!!!

whysat? is that bad or good ?

[biggin]

Cannot believe Im reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:................Lucky you lot are!!!!

Are you kidding!
I just paid 258GBP for a safari snorkel that was manufactured virtually at the end of our street, sent to UK for sale, then posted back to my door, for much less than we can get them locally - and that included 80GBP freight:o:eek:.
Next time I'm in UK it'll be a shopping spree - and I don't mean Harrod's.:cool:

[Rosscoe68]

Are you kidding!
I just paid 258GBP for a safari snorkel that was manufactured virtually at the end of our street, sent to UK for sale, then posted back to my door, for much less than we can get them locally - and that included 80GBP freight:o:eek:.
Next time I'm in UK it'll be a shopping spree - and I don't mean Harrod's.:cool:

heh, that reminds me of the story about a large company tendering to get a heap of steel for a project they had underway and BHP locally quoted them a price, china quoted them something like half the price BHP quoted locally including shipping on a bulk carrier. they went with china, when the steel arrived, it was labelled "BHP" all over it. had been shipped from Aus to China and back and was still cheaper than buying local.

[Basil135]

i wonder if green tyre goo would seal a leaking bag in an emergency.

In answer to this question - "Yes it does"

One of my bags was leaking slightly, so while waiting for the new ones to arrive, I figured that I would give this a go.

Saturday morning, I pulled the bag out. Using a 20ml syringe, I injected about 50ml of the green goo into the bag.

I then used my compressor to make sure the bag was fully extended, and then while holding my finger over the hole, rolled the bag around & around. I then cleaned the air inlet hole with a cotton bud to remove any green goo & left the bag in the sun for about an hour.

Once the bag was re-fitted, I re-inflated & went for a drive. After parking the car Saturday night, I didn't get in again until this morning.

The good news was, the car had not dropped at all over the 30 hours or so that it sat there. Previously, after about 8 hours, it would have a distinct lean to the right. :D

So, while the green goo seems to have sealed the leak, I would only trust it for a short time & really only in an emergency. But that said, if you are miles from anywhere, and don't have a spare bag with you, it could just get you out of trouble & make the ride home a little more comfortable. ;)

New bags, here we come...:)