Master
I had a rear tyre let go at 110km/h today. A little sketchy to say the least. Then some absolute **** (me) put the jack in the wrong place and broke the cast aluminium bracket that holds the suspension air compressor in place. Yeah yeah I know.....I don't deserve a Disco...... Not one of my better days.
Does anybody know the part number of that bracket? My new PC does not have a DVD drive so I cannot look at my RAVE files.
I also damaged the plastic cover that goes under the compressor but I think some fibreglass of plastic glue may suffice for that.
My car is an 09 with 134,000km. I wonder if I should change the compressor in case it is due to fail? I assume there are no rebuild kits?
Cost of tyre blow out......RAA membership $289 (yeah yeah I had somebody change the tyre for me but not without trying - I just could not get the std jack under the s'pension and when I did it started to bend. Stuff that with trucks hurtling by at 110!). New tyre $269. Replacement bracket ?????? Grrrrrrrrrrr
YarnMaster
SubscriberRQU500064Originally Posted by Mk1_Oz
Enter your part no. into this web site's "search box" and get a list of prices from all major UK suppliers simultaneously, if you want to go down that route.
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You will find them on eBay as well as the below link.
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2024 RRS on the road
2011 D4 3.0 in the drive way
1999 D2 V8, in heaven
1984 RRC, in hell
Wizard
The bracket is not usually under that much stress (unless you jack off it!) and when I cracked mine offroad I pulled it off and JB welded it up. Cost $15 instead of $150 or whatever they cost.
Still seems to be holding up OK a year or so on.
Master
Mine has crumbled!
What's the deal with the air compressor itself? I realise that it will fail eventually but do people change them or put a kit through them before the fail point or just wait until it gives up the ghost? Just don't want it to fail when on a trip but it is an exy part to change unnecessarily.
YarnMaster
SubscriberThey tend to give you some warning before failure - slow to reach pressure set point which will raise errors relating to the suspension operation. In these cases it's worth refurbishing the things with the kits.
If you are not getting these sorts of problems at the moment then possibly little to be gained by installing the kit but probably worth chasing up a kit as a spare so you can get on to when it does occur.
If you do get symptoms of failure but ignore it then the problem can progress to cylinder and bore damage at which point the compressor becomes a throw away item.
2024 RRS on the road
2011 D4 3.0 in the drive way
1999 D2 V8, in heaven
1984 RRC, in hell
ForumSage
SupporterWhile you're ordering stuff you might want to get a compressor protection guard from Green Oval or APT (both forum supporters) if you do much off road travel.
From my limited knowledge it seems - well in my case - the main part that fails on the compressor is the plastic cap between where the air lines go thru it.
Kits are cheap enough and there are a few you tube vids on how to overhaul the compressor.
Cheers Ean
Master
Thanks lads. I have a new bracket ordered from Rimmers. I will look at getting an overhaul kit then I can get back to worrying about when the plastic thermostat housing and EGR valves will fail lol
LordRover
SubscriberReplacing the desiccant is a good preventative measure and is included in some of the kits.
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ChatterBox
SubscriberWow! I never ceased to be amazed at what’s available
My compressor is original Sep07 build. I did the desiccant and top cap service. It’s never faulted ever but can’t help but think along with suspension parts it’s time for a fresh one.
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