f1racer328
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Here we go with another air suspension woes thread...
Backstory... Blew out my front drivers side air strut in Moab a few months ago. Limped it off the trail, got it home, and ordered up new struts. New struts came and I installed both the driver and passenger side.
Passenger side has been fine, however after driving, I could hear a very slow leak that lasts for about 30 seconds after engine shutdown on the drivers side. I decided to swap in the old (but not leaking) air strut and see if my new strut was bad. Same leak, in fact it got a little worse. So I figured it was the VOSS fitting that was no good, or since I reused it, it was leaking.
I ordered a new VOSS fitting (https://www.amazon.com/RMT-LR00-A319-AD4U-Suspension-Connector-Fitting/dp/B07D7M8WPQ) which I believe is genuine. Installed it (with the new strut this time), same problem. Still leaking.
Now I figured that I was possibly doing something wrong, or that I damaged the air line. After having the voss fitting on and off the air line a few times it got a little chewed up, so I hesitantly cut it back for a clean cut, and gave it another go... Still leaks. I measured how far the air line has been going into the fitting, and it is adequate.
Now I'm stuck... I have tried new fittings, essentially a new air line, and two different struts. It's also nearly impossible to leak test with soapy water, since it only leaks for a short duration after the car is shutdown. Can't do it while running because the radiator fan is blowing too much air around.
I just read through their technical data https://www.voss-automotive.net/fil...duktinformation/203_Assembly_Instructions.pdf
I don't appear to be doing anything wrong. Maybe I'll try giving the air line a hard tug tomorrow morning to engage the compression fitting ring.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, that would be great, as I'm almost out of ideas. My last idea is to once again try a new VOSS fitting, cut back the airline a hair again so its perfectly smooth, and try again.
Backstory... Blew out my front drivers side air strut in Moab a few months ago. Limped it off the trail, got it home, and ordered up new struts. New struts came and I installed both the driver and passenger side.
Passenger side has been fine, however after driving, I could hear a very slow leak that lasts for about 30 seconds after engine shutdown on the drivers side. I decided to swap in the old (but not leaking) air strut and see if my new strut was bad. Same leak, in fact it got a little worse. So I figured it was the VOSS fitting that was no good, or since I reused it, it was leaking.
I ordered a new VOSS fitting (https://www.amazon.com/RMT-LR00-A319-AD4U-Suspension-Connector-Fitting/dp/B07D7M8WPQ) which I believe is genuine. Installed it (with the new strut this time), same problem. Still leaking.
Now I figured that I was possibly doing something wrong, or that I damaged the air line. After having the voss fitting on and off the air line a few times it got a little chewed up, so I hesitantly cut it back for a clean cut, and gave it another go... Still leaks. I measured how far the air line has been going into the fitting, and it is adequate.
Now I'm stuck... I have tried new fittings, essentially a new air line, and two different struts. It's also nearly impossible to leak test with soapy water, since it only leaks for a short duration after the car is shutdown. Can't do it while running because the radiator fan is blowing too much air around.
I just read through their technical data https://www.voss-automotive.net/fil...duktinformation/203_Assembly_Instructions.pdf
I don't appear to be doing anything wrong. Maybe I'll try giving the air line a hard tug tomorrow morning to engage the compression fitting ring.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, that would be great, as I'm almost out of ideas. My last idea is to once again try a new VOSS fitting, cut back the airline a hair again so its perfectly smooth, and try again.
