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    Burst Air Line Repair.

    Hi all,

    Was out bush today and on the last hill i heard a loud pop and thought id busted an airbag spring! Turned out to be a busted air line




    Not entirely sure what it connects, but the air tank was completely empty when i removed it (i hadn't emptied air the system). The wheel in the pic is the front left.

    I was thinking of buying a connector and just cut out the damaged part and install the connector. Not being clever in the area of pneumatics, i was wondering if people had any other recommendations. Or if people could recomment a suitable connector thats up to the high lressure task? (I believe its 6mm OD pipe but i only have a tape measure)?

    Cheers

    Dan

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    Looks at all that mud Dan, where have you been playing! Looks like mine did.

    Anyway hopefully someone has the answer for you. Think i have the connectors but it came with my GOE air up kit... Not sure where people sourced just the one...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco-tastic View Post
    Hi all,

    Was out bush today and on the last hill i heard a loud pop and thought id busted an airbag spring! Turned out to be a busted air line




    Not entirely sure what it connects, but the air tank was completely empty when i removed it (i hadn't emptied air the system). The wheel in the pic is the front left.

    I was thinking of buying a connector and just cut out the damaged part and install the connector. Not being clever in the area of pneumatics, i was wondering if people had any other recommendations. Or if people could recomment a suitable connector thats up to the high lressure task? (I believe its 6mm OD pipe but i only have a tape measure)?

    Cheers

    Dan
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    Yes can be repaired with a 6mm connector Dan. A few suggestions in this thread a couple of years ago.
    Air suspension damaged

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    Get a couple of foot worth of pipe and some connectors so you've got some spare pipe as well for any further problems down the track. Gordon's of course sells a kit for this sort of stuff too, but I think that's more airbag oriented (?).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chops View Post
    Get a couple of foot worth of pipe and some connectors so you've got some spare pipe as well for any further problems down the track. Gordon's of course sells a kit for this sort of stuff too, but I think that's more airbag oriented (?).
    I have Gordon's kit and it includes spare pipe and connectors as well as the air bag emergency inflation parts. Both the pipe & connectors are rated to a higher pressure/temperature than what is commonly available but I'm sure you could source yourself too with a bit of research.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    Thanks Pedro. I did find those however they're rated to 150psi, and the system apparently has peak pressures of 334psi. Will check out that website though Burst Air Line Repair.

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    sorry, didnt take the D4 weight into consideration,,

    if you go to brass,, I'd recommend using the proper sealing compound as well,,
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by LRD414 View Post
    Yes can be repaired with a 6mm connector Dan. A few suggestions in this thread a couple of years ago.
    Air suspension damaged

    Cheers,
    Scott
    Thanks Scott. I'll be honest - I didn't even bother searching on my phone and my laptop died a little while ago. Thanks for finding that.

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