Front Suspension Bottomed Out. HELP!
10-25-2013, 12:23 PM
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Front Suspension Bottomed Out. HELP!
My front suspension has completely bottomed out. Sitting on the front tires. The rear is fine, I still hear the compressor running. I replaced the drivers side airbag a little over a year ago. I checked the 40amp fuse in the engine compartment. What else can I check? I'm thinking there may be an air leak to the front if it's not going up. I can't even drive it to the shop because its sitting on the tires. Over the last 6-8mos the suspension has been working intermittently. Now it doesn't work at all. Stuck on level 1 or below. Please help.
10-25-2013, 01:21 PM
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Bet you lost at least one of your front air springs or the air lines. There could also be a problem with the valve block.
Was the compressor having trouble keeping up before you bottomed out? You might need to rebuild the compressor as well.
Was the compressor having trouble keeping up before you bottomed out? You might need to rebuild the compressor as well.
10-27-2013, 10:21 AM
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Over the summer. Sometimes it raised to level 3. Sometimes it just stayed at Level 1. It wasn't until about 2 months ago, it bottomed out. I felt every bump in the road. I'm looking at the passenger side right now. There is No Air in the bag. Also noticed a busted CV boot. But I'm sure that doesn't have anything to do with the air suspension. So it's been riding low for awhile. I'm guessing the air leaked completely out somewhere.
10-27-2013, 10:23 AM
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10-27-2013, 10:30 AM
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Turned the jack system back on. I have air going to the passenger side air bag. But a busted CV boot.
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I've jacked the car up. Activated the air bags, air filled up the bag. But when I jacked the car down and the weight went onto the bags. I heard a hissing noise from that bag. Sounds like a leaky bag. Thoughts?
10-27-2013, 03:55 PM
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A couple. First, should've replaced the leaking spring(s) as soon as you noticed the leak. Second, driving on bump stops is really bad. You may also have premature control arm failure due to bad angles, compressor dying, among others. All it does is translate into lots more money.
Arnott gen I costs $300. A shop will charge 1.5 hours to replace it. Done.
As I said, get it to a good competent Audi indy, and replace the leaky parts.
Arnott gen I costs $300. A shop will charge 1.5 hours to replace it. Done.
As I said, get it to a good competent Audi indy, and replace the leaky parts.
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A couple. First, should've replaced the leaking spring(s) as soon as you noticed the leak. Second, driving on bump stops is really bad. You may also have premature control arm failure due to bad angles, compressor dying, among others. All it does is translate into lots more money.
Arnott gen I costs $300. A shop will charge 1.5 hours to replace it. Done.
As I said, get it to a good competent Audi indy, and replace the leaky parts.
Arnott gen I costs $300. A shop will charge 1.5 hours to replace it. Done.
As I said, get it to a good competent Audi indy, and replace the leaky parts.