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Air bags

Finished the 8 air bags today. Since very few members would do this as DIY I will post a short version and anyone who later wants to do this can contact me if their coach is similar and I can give step by step help.
 First, hindsight is always 20/20 I wish I had not had to drill a hole in the floor to get to the front right air bag air fitting. I made a tool after that mistake and was able to do the other 7 airbags without removing fenders or cutting access holes. Remove tires, I waited until the last wheel, right rear to find out how much easier it made things. The 90 deg. air fitting was the biggest problem on my coach, it was sealed with something that was taking over 50 lbs. of torque to remove and there is only room for a wrench on some of the bags. Look at the last picture and see the tool that I made that worked for me. It is the open end of a 9/16 with a 3/8 nut welded so I could get a wrench on the fitting. Also you must have tools, lots of tools.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

Re: Air bags

Reply #1
What did you use on the pipe threads?
Peter and Tammy Fleming
1991 U300 GV 40 - Sold, owned for 4 years
Downsized to Roadtrek Popular 210 class B

 

Re: Air bags

Reply #2
Blue liquid Teflon. On outside of threads, very carefully.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean