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Thanks Paul, email sent.
Coat hanger wire is a thing of many uses! Going into the kit as we speak!
I rang around the truck shops yesterday to see if any of them would be keen to repair it. They called it a "throw away item" and laughed... Arnotts have very kindly offered to send a replacement. That's what I call great after-sales service!
Arnotts are great in that respect, lifetime warranty on their air springs if you were the original purchaser.
Pic of Keithy's bag below.
http://paulp38a.com/gallery/d/6246-1/KeithG3.JPG
I found out today that a small tent peg also makes a pretty good hook for the top clip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoges
Had a Gen 2 let go on me (right rear) earlier today. The rubber bag partially slipped out of the crimp band at the top end of the bag. I'm a bit ****ed off cause its done bugger all km's, still looks brand new and (similar story to Keithy) it happened on flat gravel track after a bit of low range work prior. We had it out in about 15-20 mins but didn't have spare so tried some super gel tape (to no avail). Ended up driving half way home with a block of red gum wired on top of the diff/axle under the bump stop.
Got sick of the bang, thump, bounce, float, ride effect about half way so called the RACV in to finish the journey (see photo)!
A few Q's arise... Is it possible to run a std bag on one corner in emergency? Don't have spare arnott's but could chuck in a couple of good std ones in wheel well. Also one of the dudes I was driving with reckons the bag is repairable? What sort of place could do this?
Yeah Dave, I am getting around on a standard rr and three gen III's at the moment. No issues at all. I kept my 3 standard bags that were good so I can use them as spares in an emergency. They live in the spare wheel well permanently.
I enquired at truck shops about repairing my dud gen III but got laughed at. They simply throw the old ones away, gone are the days of repairing things!
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Hey Dave thats not a good look! If you find anyone that can repair let us know as I have a spare GenIII at home with exact same problem. But Arnotts will send you a replacement under theior lifetime warranty! Must come down to amount of pressure they use when crimping I would think. If ther was someone who could crimp bags on would be easily fixed.
Spares in whell well sound like good safety net though.
Carrying a spare is always a good idea... however, don't forget that OEM bags vs Gen III have different spring rates... careful!
Mind you, any old air spring beats a block of wood!
True that... I didn't notice any real difference in ride with one standard bag in place. New gen III will be going straight in when it lands though.
Yes, I use a 'modified' steel retaining wire from a *m.....e* gas shock, they are removed when taken out of the packaging.. Very strong and has multiple uses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoges
JC
Swapped out Gen 2 that let go for an old dunlop bag today. All running smoothly again.
Thought a few photo's of temporary red gum suspension might be in order.