Jocklandjohn Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 8:05 PM, Red90 said: FYI, a place in South Africa does modified upper supports. http://www.airsprings.cc/4x4/Airlift/AL1000/LAN02.MN285.738.pdf Thats interesting - looks like a proper AirlIft thing. One of their UK agents did say a fix was being worked on so maybe thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 16 hours ago, Jocklandjohn said: Thats interesting - looks like a proper AirlIft thing. One of their UK agents did say a fix was being worked on so maybe thats it. I think the SA agent gets them made. It has been a least a decade that they have sold them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocklandjohn Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Aha - so they've known about the problem for a decade and done nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Jocklandjohn said: Aha - so they've known about the problem for a decade and done nothing! Airlift does not even know what the kit is meant to go in. They list the kit as fitting 110s and 90s. https://www.airliftcompany.com/shop/61724/ I talked with their tech support about it and they had no clue that there was a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocklandjohn Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) On 5/19/2016 at 12:38 PM, Jocklandjohn said: UPDATE Ok - here's what I did. This is the problem - the rubber plug gets pushed up out of the hole in the top of the spring hanger. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-1.jpg I got two spare top rubber plugs for the AirLift bags and cut the top shoulders off to leave a square (only square because I was going to try a different method to solve the problem but realized it would not work). http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-2.jpg Got a pair of the metal top spring retainers for the helper springs (110/130 flavour) Part No RRC3352. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-3.jpg These are good because they have the locating lugs on the upside to fit into the hole above the spring. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-4.jpg http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-6.jpg Then a cheap 86mm diameter holesaw to drop a slot into the top of the rubber plug - this is to accept the flanged edge of the spring retainer. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-7.jpg Once the slot was deep enough I used a Bosch oscillating tool to trim off some of the rubber to accommodate the rolled edge of the flange of the spring plate and allow it to sit almost flat on the rubber plug. I realized when I was doing this that the oscillating tool would most likely have done the job of the holesaw although not as neatly, and saved £8. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-8.jpg Then fitted this combination into the top of the main coil and held it in place while I fastened on the AirLift bags air hose and refitted all the bits. A combination of lifting the axle and raising/lowering the body had it seated first time each side, with the locating tabs keeping the metal plate central. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-9.jpg I think the original design of the rubber plugs is intended to fit a bit higher but I kept them lower in the space to ensure that when the axle is articulated a lot the air bags will hold the plug and metal plate up tightly. I'll see how it fares over the summer - my only concern is the lack of any fastening for the metal plate- - in its 'proper' role as a helper spring retainer it is under pressure ALL the time because of the extra length the helper springs are compared to the main springs. Possibly a hole drilled in the metal plate and a hook over the top of the sproing might be enough - will consider options if it turns out they're needed. http://multimedia.streamlinenettrial.co.uk/LRpix/May16-10.jpg SO there you go - a fix of sorts for a problem that AirLift are still working on - theirs might be more elegant - but at least mine is at the test pilot stage! Hope this helps someone else. For anyone following this thread in future - unfortunately the pictures in my original post were externally hosted and disappeared when I changed service provider so here they are again so you can follow the fix described in text above. Edited April 18, 2022 by Jocklandjohn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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