Thread: Popped a Gen III today

Arnotts are great in that respect, lifetime warranty on their air springs if you were the original purchaser.

Pic of Keithy's bag below.

Originally Posted by Hoges

There's a "personalised LR Special tool" for removing the top R clip It's called a modified wire coat hanger Works very well!

I found out today that a small tent peg also makes a pretty good hook for the top clip.

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!

Double post

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.

Originally Posted by Hoges

There's a "personalised LR Special tool" for removing the top R clip It's called a modified wire coat hanger Works very well!

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.

JC