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| Airbag Maintenance [message #80363] |
Mon, 12 April 2010 18:16  |
MikeT
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Question regarding OEM airbag maintenance.
I have my airbags off doing other maintenance and other then just cleaning with soap and water, is there anything else recommended. I thought I recall a thread that some folks were using udder cream on the airbags.
Also, how do you tell the date code of the airbag? I found this number below the Firestone label; 708502. Not sure how to read it but if I had to guess, I would say 1985. If so, this is a 25 year old airbag. In recent topics regarding tires, it was the general recommendation not to drive with tires over 6 years old. Any methodology to the airbag age recommendation?
Thanks
Mike Thomas
Marine City, MI
77 ex Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Airbag Maintenance [message #80366 is a reply to message #80363] |
Mon, 12 April 2010 18:29  |
Charles
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Air bags are dated with letter codes. If you get the two letter code off the
air bag and contact Firestone Customer service they can tranlate
the codes. I called with a 2 letter code and was told month and year
of manufacturing. I don't remember letters or date but I do know
I was unable to relate letters to month or year. I think the letter code
was GC and the translation was February or March of 1993.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Mike" <mthomas@wideopenwest.com>
To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 6:16 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] Airbag Maintenance
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> Question regarding OEM airbag maintenance.
>
> I have my airbags off doing other maintenance and other then just cleaning
> with soap and water, is there anything else recommended. I thought I
> recall a thread that some folks were using udder cream on the airbags.
>
> Also, how do you tell the date code of the airbag? I found this number
> below the Firestone label; 708502. Not sure how to read it but if I had to
> guess, I would say 1985. If so, this is a 25 year old airbag. In recent
> topics regarding tires, it was the general recommendation not to drive
> with tires over 6 years old. Any methodology to the airbag age
> recommendation?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Mike Thomas
> Troy, MI
> 77 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Airbag Maintenance [message #80369 is a reply to message #80363] |
Mon, 12 April 2010 19:02 |
emerystora
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On Apr 12, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Thomas Mike wrote:
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> Question regarding OEM airbag maintenance.
>
> I have my airbags off doing other maintenance and other then just
> cleaning with soap and water, is there anything else recommended. I
> thought I recall a thread that some folks were using udder cream on
> the airbags.
>
> Also, how do you tell the date code of the airbag? I found this
> number below the Firestone label; 708502. Not sure how to read it
> but if I had to guess, I would say 1985. If so, this is a 25 year
> old airbag. In recent topics regarding tires, it was the general
> recommendation not to drive with tires over 6 years old. Any
> methodology to the airbag age recommendation?
>
> Thanks
> --
> Mike Thomas
Mike
Firestone used 5 different methods to date air bags.
The FIRST method consists of two letters
imprinted onto the Air Spring bellows. The first
letter designates the YEAR in which
the Air Spring was produced, the 2nd letter
designates the MONTH the Air Spring
was produced.
The SECOND method consists of a circular
imprint molded on the Air Spring bellows, in
place of two letters, there is only one letter in
the center of the circular “Clock” indicating the
“YEAR” that it was produced. On the
outside of the circular imprint are a series of 12
segments that will have a “DOT” that states the
specific month that the Air Spring was
produced, (from 1 through 12).
The NEWEST and current method consists of a
circular configuration imprint onto the Air
Spring bellows. In the center of the circular
design is an arrow and on either side of the
arrow there is a number, indicating the year.
Around the perimeter of the circular configuration
are numbers from 1 through 12, indicating the
month the Air Spring was produced.
The fourth and fifth methods do not apply to the airbags used on the
GMC motorhomes.
I am sending more details on this to Mike in the form of a pdf file.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] Airbag Maintenance [message #80458 is a reply to message #80369] |
Tue, 13 April 2010 10:44 |
jimk
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We are waiting for a protecto kit for the origional bags.
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Emery Stora <emerystora@mac.com> wrote:
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> On Apr 12, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Thomas Mike wrote:
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>>
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>> Question regarding OEM airbag maintenance.
>>
>> I have my airbags off doing other maintenance and other then just
>> cleaning with soap and water, is there anything else recommended. I
>> thought I recall a thread that some folks were using udder cream on
>> the airbags.
>>
>> Also, how do you tell the date code of the airbag? I found this
>> number below the Firestone label; 708502. Not sure how to read it
>> but if I had to guess, I would say 1985. If so, this is a 25 year
>> old airbag. In recent topics regarding tires, it was the general
>> recommendation not to drive with tires over 6 years old. Any
>> methodology to the airbag age recommendation?
>>
>> Thanks
>> --
>> Mike Thomas
>
>
> Mike
> Firestone used 5 different methods to date air bags.
>
> The FIRST method consists of two letters
> imprinted onto the Air Spring bellows. The first
> letter designates the YEAR in which
> the Air Spring was produced, the 2nd letter
> designates the MONTH the Air Spring
> was produced.
>
> The SECOND method consists of a circular
> imprint molded on the Air Spring bellows, in
> place of two letters, there is only one letter in
> the center of the circular “Clock” indicating the
> “YEAR” that it was produced. On the
> outside of the circular imprint are a series of 12
> segments that will have a “DOT” that states the
> specific month that the Air Spring was
> produced, (from 1 through 12).
>
> The NEWEST and current method consists of a
> circular configuration imprint onto the Air
> Spring bellows. In the center of the circular
> design is an arrow and on either side of the
> arrow there is a number, indicating the year.
> Around the perimeter of the circular configuration
> are numbers from 1 through 12, indicating the
> month the Air Spring was produced.
>
> The fourth and fifth methods do not apply to the airbags used on the
> GMC motorhomes.
>
> I am sending more details on this to Mike in the form of a pdf file.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
>
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Airbag Maintenance [message #80462 is a reply to message #80458] |
Tue, 13 April 2010 11:17 |
emerystora
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>> On Apr 12, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Thomas Mike wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>> Question regarding OEM airbag maintenance.
>>>
>>> I have my airbags off doing other maintenance and other then just
>>> cleaning with soap and water, is there anything else recommended. I
>>> thought I recall a thread that some folks were using udder cream on
>>> the airbags.
Here is what Firestone says:
APPROVED
Approved cleaning
media are soap and
water, methyl alcohol,
ethyl alcohol and
isopropyl alcohol.
NON-APPROVED
Non-approved cleaning
media include all
organic solvents, open
flames, abrasives and
direct pressurized
steam cleaning
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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