Air Springs Replaced - popping sound revisited

[Kurt Achenbach]

Thanks Chet,
I am familiar with the sound the jacks make. The noise I am talking
about was like when a newly mounted tire popps in place on the rim.
Kurt

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chet Geist"
wrote:
> Kurt,
>
> I may be way off base with this, but I get popping sounds from the
jack
> retracting springs. This frequently happens when they come up
slowly.
>
> Chet Geist
> 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Kurt Achenbach
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:15 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Air Springs Replaced - popping
sound
> revisited
>
>
> George I hear you, but on my '83FC35 the coach is to low with the
> bags dumped, for the jacks to swing down properly.
>
> Thanks
> Kurt
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, George Lowry
> wrote:
> > Kurt,
> >
> > I realize that procedure change, sometimes each year but for
> our '95,
> > the instructions say to dump the air pressure completely before
> > lowering the jacks and conversely, to be completely aired up
before
> > retracting the jacks. Trying to find strange sounds can be a
> problem,
> > especially since they can be intermittent.
> >
> > George Lowry
> > '95 WBDA 4203 & GM 4106 (for sale)
> > Spearfish, SD
> >
> > Kurt Achenbach wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Jeff, I certainly appreciate your thoughts.
> > >
> > > It happens when I set the jacks to retract, before having some
> air in
> > > the bags. Then I heared a popping in one or two of the bags as
> the
> > > coach started to lift. This happend only a few times, after
that,
> I
> > > changed the start up procedure. Now when the coach rests on
the
> jacks
> > > I make sure the dump switch is off, I start the engine and let
> the
> > > air build up and after a few minutes I raise the jacks slowly,
> > > releasing the weight on to the filling bags. This way no mor
> popping.
> > > I keep the coach inside a garage and will check the issue on
our
> next
> > > outing, which unfortunately will not be until early August.
> > > As allways thank you
> > > Kurt
> > > '38FC35SB in NH
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller"
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>I happened to think about another possibility Kurt. Are you
> hearing
> > >>this after using the front leveling jacks? On the '83-up the
> jacks
> > >
> > > will
> > >
> > >>usually not swing up until the airbags begin to inflate/lift
the
> > >
> > > coach,
> > >
> > >>often they will swing up fast enough to hit the stop hard and
> make
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > >>fairly loud "pop" sound when they do.
> > >>
> > >> - Jeff Miller
> > >>http://www.millercoachworks.com
> > >>http://www.wanderlodge.net
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Achenbach"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>When I drop the suspension and later reinflate, I hear a loud
> > >
> > > popping
> > >
> > >>>noise coming from the front airbags----- this leads me to
> believe
> > >>>they are getting pinched somehow during deflation? Is this
> > >
> > > anything
> > >
> > >>>to be concerned?
> > >>>Thanks for your advise
> > >>>Kurt
> > >>>'83FC35SB in NH
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
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