URGENT: Airmatic air line snapped
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The air line to my driver's side front Airmatic strut cracked apart about 3 inches from where it attaches to the strut. Can I repair this with a high pressure line coupling and if so what is the diameter of the air tubing and where can I buy a coupling?
Does the dealer have a repair kit? Any other ideas? |
dealer does have repair kit. some good thick vacuum line may work in a pinch.
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I'm on a road trip (moving across country) and now I'm stranded :eek:
First, let's talk about the "repair kit" from the dealer. The repair kit is just a piece of airmatic line. That's it. Plus, the amount of line they give you is too short to reach anything except MAYBE the passenger front strut...and that's a big MAYBE. So the only option is a patch job. My first attempt was using some epoxy with a piece of aquarium hose as a connector. Bad ides since 4 hours down the road the aquarium line blew out from the pressure. Luckily it blew out near a truck stop so I pulled in and bought some compression tape. This helped get me 30 minutes down the road to the next truck stop. I ended up checking in to a hotel and am researching my options. I will try the vacuum line next IF there is an auto parts store within walking distance. Otherwise it's a Penske truck and a car carrier. |
repair kit should come with a compression fitting to patch the line.
Truck stop may have some line that you can use. For air horns and such. |
Originally Posted by Quadcammer
(Post 6456628)
repair kit should come with a compression fitting to patch the line.
Truck stop may have some line that you can use. For air horns and such. There is a NAPA on this town that had a fitting. I put it on and now the pump has blown out. The air line popped off the pump and when I unscrewed the nut, a metal tube popped out. |
Sorry to hear
Why don't you just take it to a mb dealer and get a new pump and line fitted? Pribably gonna cost the same as getting a rental truck and car carrier , plus your car will be fixed |
Originally Posted by tusabes
(Post 6456699)
Sorry to hear
Why don't you just take it to a mb dealer and get a new pump and line fitted? Pribably gonna cost the same as getting a rental truck and car carrier , plus your car will be fixed Maybe the dealer will buy it from me?:smash: |
Go to O'Reilly and use some JB Weld + some generic hose.
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I ended up checking into a hotel with the intention of waiting until I can rent a Uhaul and car carrier on Monday. When I was putting my luggage in my room, I was telling the housekeeping lady about my car trouble and she tells me there is a NAPA right across the parking lot :eek:
So I run over there with some Airmatic line and tell the NAPA guy what happened and ended up using the connector pictured below (cost $8). He didn't have a two way connector, so he melted a piece of the line to form a plug for the third hole. I drove the rest of the way from Oregon to Texas and made it just fine. :zoom: |
Outstanding. That is a very long drive.
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