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Broken air bag bases

When the trailing arm support broke it also caused the bases of my air bags to break. I didn't discover
that at first. The lucky thing is that when I changed my air bags I still had the old bases so today I
repaired two of them using the old bases.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #1
 :o
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #2
As a side note: Sorry, never seen that level of corrosion.

Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Reply #3
I have old bases that are fine. Second picture is the repaired bag.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #4
Very common for people to comment.....yet not fully read the original post....lol
1998 U270 34'

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That's incredible Peter. I often wish I wasn't so prone to keeping parts I've removed but your experience does nothing to fix my own illness 😀. I am glad for you that you had spare parts to fix the broken base. That does always feel encouraging.
Michael & Ginny
Frankfort, KY
1992 U240 GV Build #4116
2007 Mini Cooper

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That's incredible Peter. I often wish I wasn't so prone to keeping parts I've removed but your experience does nothing to fix my own illness 😀. I am glad for you that you had spare parts to fix the broken base. That does always feel encouraging.

'Tis better to have and not need than to need and not have....

I, too, stash take-offs for backup use or in case someone on the forum might need it in the future.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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I, too, stash take-offs for backup use or in case someone on the forum might need it in the future.

This is very funny, because I remember how it pained me so to throw away my old airbags....because "the metal part is still good" LOL
1998 U270 34'

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Just sayon but your coach will ride a whole lot better if you went with the FSD shocks.
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

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Reply #9
The only reason I still had the bases is I threw them in the aluminum scrape pile and I have never gotten
around to selling the scrap.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Reply #10
I can identify with that. I think that I have 8 of those old bags. One did come in handy when I had a coach that the front wheels were about 6 inches deep in sugar sand and I couldn't get a jack anywhere to raise them up. I used one with fittings for my air and was able to raise it enough to get the wheels off and back on.
previous 1984 35 ft ORED 250 HP 3208 Cat       
previous 1998 40 ft U295 CAI 325 hp Cummins
previous 2003 40 Ft u320 build #6140 450 Cummins M11.                                                         
1999 Mazda Miata
Ron, Nancy, Tipper the cat, Max The dog
1997 U 270 36 ft build number 5174 8.3 Cummins

 

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I can identify with that. I think that I have 8 of those old bags. One did come in handy when I had a coach that the front wheels were about 6 inches deep in sugar sand and I couldn't get a jack anywhere to raise them up. I used one with fittings for my air and was able to raise it enough to get the wheels off and back on.

Now I will say, that was one of the most ingenious strokes of improvisation I have ever seen. I was impressed!!!
Michael & Ginny
Frankfort, KY
1992 U240 GV Build #4116
2007 Mini Cooper