honitonhobbit Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 May need to replace some air springs on a budget - anyone got any experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Cheapest way used to be to change just the bladders, but in the last few years the price of spring units has come down so that sometimes it's possible to get a set of four as low as 250 pounds. Classic ones seem to more than P38 ones for some reason. Air spring Bladder change is simple if you go down this route. You can either do it on the vehicle or by taking spring unit off. On the vehicle you just put air suspension in lowest setting. Disable with switch and then jack up RR in one corner to extend spring height. Then push in middle of bladder to bend it and keep pushing until it pops off either top or bottom spring mount, with a rush of air . Pull off completely, clean spring mounts and then use some soapy water on edges of new bladder before popping it back on. I've found that putting it on top first is better. Enable air suspension again and turn on engine. Let air spring inflate and then gently lower jack. Then repeat three more times. If you take whole spring off to change, just place in vice to remove bladder. If you use a screwdriver or tyre lever to eas of bladder, be careful not to damage mount. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtail4x4 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Dave I did mine,(or rather lindas) a few years ago, not a huge job for a man of your capabilities. dont forget you dont have a rear leveler on the car so the rear springs need to be stronger than on a standard car for the same ride level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintman Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 http://www.rangerovers.net/repairdetails/i...tml#suspension1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'd second Steves method... and: If you pierce the bladder, before trying to get it off, it ensures there is no air in it and makes it a tad easier. When you have re-assembled, it is wise to keep the wheels off and watch the bladder inflate /roll over for the first time to make sure it doesn't kink itself or there will be a pop fairly quickly (If you replace the entire spring assembly, leave the top hose off and inflate each bladder individually using an air line). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Tut, tut, Mr. Hobbit - you really should check the tech archive Changing Air Suspension Bladders, Give your EAS a make over Note that I wrote that a couple of years ago (and did the work a year before that), so as Steve says the economics may favour complete spring units these days. It's not a hard job whichever way you do it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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