Thread: EAS compressor failure

Sorry to hear about your woes

checkout Range Rover Air Suspension tips from Tucson's Falconworks Land Rover it has some very useful pics and descriptions re. getting into the brush box of the compressor motor. I did mine and found it most helpful.

hope it helps
cheers

by the time the compressor needs brushes, the comutator or armature are normally stuffed but if the piston is good and the motor is burnt out try getting a second hand unit and swapping the piston, as they normally fail first. if you cant get one l some but the postage would prohibitive, someone in the club a bit closer may be able to help.
try powering the compressor using a bypass at its relay in the engine compartment fuse box. if this works, try by passing the temp sensor in the compressor by connecting an earth to the thin wire (colours can vary) of the 3 to the compressor. clear all fault codes, cycle the ignition off then on, start the engine and select a height higher than it is already (even if you have to let the car down).

...or buy a new one over the net... could work out cheaper than having yours overhauled...

Had mine done after buying the Event Horizon, $650 with lots of good advice thrown in, but... never again. Would rather spend the money on a malzone tyre compressor... or a set of steel springs. Pity that I bought a set of Arnotts Gen III airsprings !

Its great to be able to alter the height, - love the gimmicry of it, but the ride is not much better than my '89 Pajero on (rear) leaf springs.

James the Scrooge in Gosnells

Thanks for the suggestions. The link from Hoges was one site I had never seen.
I jumped the relay and no run, checked the maxi and no 34 fuse, still no run
Checked both the pressure switch and thermal cut out all OK but still no run. Removed the Compressor and run a direct feed and Compressor runs. Put back no run. Looking at the Compressor Plug the 12v feed looked all burnt on the female side like it had been sparking. Gave it a clean and compressor now runs. So here was my problem. Cant see how it could be the plug connection as it snaps together and was a pig to pull apart, maybe the spade had gone to the side and not into the female part. Whilst I had the compressor off I had a look at the Brushes and armature outlined in Hoges link. The Armature looked rough and quite grooved. The brushes had plenty of length left and the brush plate and bearing were firmly held in by the rivets, I smoothed the armature as best I could and also soldered the Orange thermal cut-out lead onto the plate as on removal it had come away, cant see how as I was very care full taking it apart.
Now The EAS is back in action
A spare compressor is now on the shopping list