They look like that style (after looking at the Clippard website),
but the line doesn't want to come out easily - how much of a tug should
it be?
Collar looks to be greyish, and was overpainted in black that is mostly
gone.
On 3/12/2008 at 12:45 PM David Brady wrote:
>Don,
>
>On my coach these fittings are either Clippard or Parker-Hannifen
>quick connects. To release the air line, depress on the colloar
(either
>yellow or green) and pull on the air line. Clip a quarter inch off
the
>airline (nice and square) and push into the fitting until it
bottoms.
>Should solve the leak.
>
>David Brady
>'02 LXi, NC
>
>Don Bradner wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure how "normal" I would call any air leak, just
pointing out
>> that there are lots of places and separate storage tanks.
>>
>> I would love to find/repair all of the leaks to my auxiliary
system. I
>> know, for example, that if I wiggle the air fittings to the
dump
>> valves I can induce an audible leak. I don't know how those
fittings
>> work, and hence how to fix them.
>>
>> Don Bradner
>> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
>> Eureka, CA
>>
>> On 3/12/2008 at 8:19 AM Ryan Wright wrote:
>>
>> >Thanks Don. Really appreciate this information, I did not
know this;
>> >it's good to know my air system is holding air acceptably.
The
>> >suspension does stay up, as does the air on the front/rear
gauge. It's
>> >just the aux air systems that bleed down fairly rapidly.
I'm quite
>> >pleased to hear this is normal.
>> >
>> >So the problem, then, is just the front/rear (brake) tanks
depleting
>> >so quickly and taking so long to fill back up.
I'll bet
the
>> >mechanics find it pretty quick Friday. I brought the coach
to them
>> >once before and they did a great job.
>> >
>> >-Ryan
>> >'86 PT-40 8V92
>> >
>> >On 3/11/08, Don Bradner <"bluethunder%40arcatapet.com"
>> <"bluethunder"
%40arcatapet.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> My assumption is that there are three separate (at
least) air storage
>> >systems on my Bird.
>> >> One for brakes, one for suspension, and one for
auxiliary, with the
>> >latter including the
>> >> step. That one is the fastest leaker on mine. The
assumption is based
>> >on: The front/rear
>> >> gauge, which is the brakes, stays up. The air bags
stay inflated. The
>> >low air indicator
>> >> comes on in just a few minutes without air, and the
step comes out.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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