adun015
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I had asked a couple of questions regarding air bag PSi and reaplacement in another thread.
Well I ordered the Firestone Coil Rite air springs as repalcements for my P30 front end, and man what a job. If you do not have great upper body strenth do not attemp this. Mine were in horrible condition. Once I got under the vehicle where I could get a good view I saw that the bags were completly blown apart. In other words these air bags had completely disintegrated. There were strands of them clinging to the springs but that was about it except where they had almost welded to the top and bottom of the springs. I had to heat the remnants of the old springs with a hot air gun and pull them out by pieces.
My brother in law (30+ years as auto mechanic ) came over yesterday after I spend 4 hours + struggling to get one out and the replacement in. He had the other bag in in just over 15 minutes. He had some problem placing the rubber mounts at the top and bottom of the springs but other wise would have taken him around 1 - 1 1/2 hours to complete the whole job minus removal of the tatered remnants
I am extremly pleased with the results though, the MH handles 100% better and I put the ride at around a 50-75% improvment. Well worth a long week end but OHHHH my acching back and hands.
Well I ordered the Firestone Coil Rite air springs as repalcements for my P30 front end, and man what a job. If you do not have great upper body strenth do not attemp this. Mine were in horrible condition. Once I got under the vehicle where I could get a good view I saw that the bags were completly blown apart. In other words these air bags had completely disintegrated. There were strands of them clinging to the springs but that was about it except where they had almost welded to the top and bottom of the springs. I had to heat the remnants of the old springs with a hot air gun and pull them out by pieces.
My brother in law (30+ years as auto mechanic ) came over yesterday after I spend 4 hours + struggling to get one out and the replacement in. He had the other bag in in just over 15 minutes. He had some problem placing the rubber mounts at the top and bottom of the springs but other wise would have taken him around 1 - 1 1/2 hours to complete the whole job minus removal of the tatered remnants
I am extremly pleased with the results though, the MH handles 100% better and I put the ride at around a 50-75% improvment. Well worth a long week end but OHHHH my acching back and hands.