[GMCnet] Air Bags Deflated [message #127816] |
Sat, 28 May 2011 17:58 |
Gary Berry
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I have my coach backed into my driveway in front of my garage. In
order to level it out I have to deflate the air bags (stock setup with
extenders) completely and raise the front of the coach by a couple of
2x4s under the front tires. I'm going to be doing a bunch of work on
the inside and am wondering if this is doing any damage to the air
bags? Can they be completely deflated for any length of time without
any damage?? Thanks.
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Gary and Diana Berry
73 CL Stretch in Wa.
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Re: [GMCnet] Air Bags Deflated [message #127817 is a reply to message #127816] |
Sat, 28 May 2011 18:19 |
Dennis S
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Gary Berry wrote on Sat, 28 May 2011 17:58 | I have my coach backed into my driveway in front of my garage. In
order to level it out I have to deflate the air bags (stock setup with
extenders) completely and raise the front of the coach by a couple of
2x4s under the front tires. I'm going to be doing a bunch of work on
the inside and am wondering if this is doing any damage to the air
bags? Can they be completely deflated for any length of time without
any damage?? Thanks.
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Gary and Diana Berry
73 CL Stretch in Wa.
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Gary,
I like to put a length of 6x6 under the bogie and then deflate the bag. Don't know but on a stretch 73 the tires may hit the wheel well liner with the bag completely deflated.
Dennis
Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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Re: [GMCnet] Air Bags Deflated [message #127824 is a reply to message #127816] |
Sat, 28 May 2011 18:38 |
jimk
Messages: 6734 Registered: July 2006 Location: Belmont, CA
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Gary,
Good question.
Based on what we have seen around here, if the bags do not have lot of
weather cracks, I would estimate 9 moth to a year should be fine.
If it developes a leak, I guess you can ask me to give you a dis count
on an replacement.
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Gary Berry <duallycc@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have my coach backed into my driveway in front of my garage. In
> order to level it out I have to deflate the air bags (stock setup with
> extenders) completely and raise the front of the coach by a couple of
> 2x4s under the front tires. I'm going to be doing a bunch of work on
> the inside and am wondering if this is doing any damage to the air
> bags? Can they be completely deflated for any length of time without
> any damage?? Thanks.
>
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> Gary and Diana Berry
> 73 CL Stretch in Wa.
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Re: [GMCnet] Air Bags Deflated [message #127827 is a reply to message #127816] |
Sat, 28 May 2011 18:45 |
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RF_Burns
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Hmmm, I thought on the early coaches (73 would be early), that the tires will hit top of the rear well when the bags are deflated and damage the wheel wells.
At some point GM added some additional clearance so the wheels did not hit the wheel well.
I'm just a newbie, so I could have this all wrong
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC. 1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
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