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Hi again, Now i have put a deposit on a 93 liberty wagon awd with air suspension, problem is RH front wont inflate RH rear deflates while sitting, when started rear reinflates but the front wont??? LH side is perfect. Car only done 143000k's. Is this expencive to fix or can i change all struts to standard. Whats the best option. This is all new to me.

From what ive heard its quite expensive to repair. But you can straight swap the air struts for conventional struts. If it was me id track down a set or two that had been removed to use for parts and keep yours going diy style. Its something different and presumably gives a pretty cushy ride, why not keep it if ya can on the cheap? But im weird like that:twisted::twisted::twisted:

If your buying from a dealer, make them fix it as it's not roadworthy like that, and it can be expensive.
Daza.

common upgrade is to go for normal struts & coils - last longer that way and no worries about being flatted out again.
Cheers
AP

Regarding liberty air springs failing to hold air, is anyone aware of an effective repair for this.
Basically, the rubber diaphragm has some perishing, out of which air escapes.
There has got to be a way of fixing this, without paying ridiculous money for new ones ( if you can find them ) or swapping the air springs for coils...
Thanks.

I have a full set of air struts off my old car that worked fine when I took them off (upgraded to heavy duty struts). PM me if you're interested.

Cheers,
Owen.

always see em on ebay due to people upgrading to coils...

cheers

If you're going to stick with the airsuspension - which is apparently nice to drive when it works properly, make sure you jump on any leaking bags as they will only make the compressor work more often to keep pumping them up. End result is having to replace the compressor too. That means more $$$s.

Most move to springs for lifting reasons or to stick with what they know or that it was the cheaper option.

Cheers

Bennie

Yeah, have tried a couple of experiments ( one involving bicycle tube patches ) which has slowed the leaks. But not enough to trust it over a distance. And of course the 205/50/16's rub on the guards when the struts go flat. D'oh!
Next attempt will probably involve surgery to replace the rubber diaphragm. I mean, hey, it's just a thick balloon really...

Or fit coil springs....

Thanks, chaps.

Regarding leaking air springs - perished rubber.
Tipping a substantial quantity of green goop into the 'spring' 'chamber' has stopped enough air leaking for the vehicle to be useable. Same stuff you put into tyres to plug leaks.
It was tricky getting the stuff in there. Used a length of plastic tubing and a funnel, and accessed the chamber by undoing the shock absorber shaft nut at the top of the strut and pushing the shaft down and to the side to get the tube in. Very scientific.

yeah to inform everyone they are bloody expensive
i have bits for a falcon here that got taken out. usually they just lose the struts and everythign stays in place but i now have a nice little compressor im planning on using for the fish tank