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Old 07-28-2012, 04:55 PM
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HELP! suspension all the way extended

car wont stop trying to raise itself. did the washer mod and when we brought the car back down the car tried to raise itself. reverted back to stock setup but the problem wont go away. reset the battery (disconnected both batteries) and it still wont go away. is there a way to purge the bags and get this back down to stock?
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Maybe the compressor relay is stuck? I would pull the relay out and see if it does anything
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where is the compressor relay? wouldnt disconnecting both batteries kinda do the same thing? i feel like the bags are too inflated and wont bleed off pressure. ive never seen the car so high
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If the relay is stuck odds are it wont fix itself by disconnecting batteries. Try looking in the manual to see if it shows where the relay is
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or you need to connect the height sensors the right way.
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Maybe the compressor relay is stuck? I would pull the relay out and see if it does anything
Compressor only provides pressure to the air tank. The Airmatic control unit is raising the car. You should have it checked with an SDS.
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I thought about that but they are in the same exact way they were in before. I can't really see how you can mess that up? If its easy to mess up please tell me and I'll look again.
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I thought about that but they are in the same exact way they were in before. I can't really see how you can mess that up? If its easy to mess up please tell me and I'll look again.
it is easy to mess up. I guess it is difficult to explain but the the sensor rotates as it goes up and down and you can flipe the arm and cause it rotate in the wrong direction and reverse the signal.
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I almost made that mistake, but wouldn't the car just be high in front if that were the case?
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Originally Posted by gsxrguy
it is easy to mess up. I guess it is difficult to explain but the the sensor rotates as it goes up and down and you can flipe the arm and cause it rotate in the wrong direction and reverse the signal.
Could you possibly send me a pic of what yours looks like and I can double check?

I was also wondering why the back is raised as well. When you start the car it says raising car. It isn't until you put it in drive that it says "car too low"
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sounds like bad sensor.
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can anyone shoot me a pic of their sensor orientation before i have it towed to a dealership monday?
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Originally Posted by 03'55AMG
sounds like bad sensor.

the rear isn't jacked super high like the front. the rear looks like normal high height, its the front that looks like you have 2 fists under the wheel well.
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And this is why you either choose STAR or an ELM.
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And this is why you either choose STAR or an ELM.
Links work fine with me so far on multiple cars
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Links work fine with me so far on multiple cars
Nobody's even seen your car man. That **** is vaporware.

You and your parents might be happy with the lowering links on your cars but they're bad for your suspension, period.

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You mess up the arms on the sensor. Make sure the arms are pointing down when you reconnect the linkages.
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Im next to the car now, Ill snap a few pics of how I did mine.
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crappy pics, hopefully you can read them. Ill post what they say above the actual pic just in case.
The arm circled in hwite MUST be pointed Down. this will cause the car to raise very high if done backwards.

This is just the top nut after about 2000 miles of driving fast.. Lol

This is where the washers should be. Dont use to many or the bolt with not thread all the way onto the stud and will fall off

This is the whole sensor assembly
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Originally Posted by 03'55AMG
crappy pics, hopefully you can read them. Ill post what they say above the actual pic just in case.
The arm circled in hwite MUST be pointed Down. this will cause the car to raise very high if done backwards.

This is just the top nut after about 2000 miles of driving fast.. Lol

This is where the washers should be. Dont use to many or the bolt with not thread all the way onto the stud and will fall off

This is the whole sensor assembly

That was it! I had the drivers side accidentally flipped. Car is fine now. Thanks so much!!!
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Not a problem. Glad I could help!

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