American Coach: Air switch fail-how to replace

[Jake21]

Hi Gang,
2002 Eagle and I have a failed air switch that was causing my low air alarm to go off. I pulled the connection to shut the alarm off. Unfortunately, this switch also is connected to the cruise control so that when I het the brakes, the cruise control shuts off.

Now here is the issue. This switch is screwed into the interior file wall under the dash. Basically almost no room to get to it and for sure a normal wrench isn’t going to work.

Any ideas of a special tool that might be of use getting the old switch out and the new one in?

TIA
J

[johnerotten]

hi jake,you could most definitely use whats called a crows foot with a extension and ratchet.. Google it and you can find inexpensive e set at harbor freight....

[Jake21]

Cool. Will take a look. Thanks.

[Fiesta48]

I've had to move or remove other parts many times to get at a problem part. I've made specialty tools out of other common tools too. Make access panels bigger or new ones.
When installed they were put in, in a certain order blocking access.
To me working under the dash is always a pain. My long arms are never short enough.

[FormerBoater]

While hard to get to, any heavy truck shop mechanic has tools to easily do this.

I had mine replaced at a Freightliner shop when they failed.

[Jake21]

Cool thanks. It needs,to,be replaced, but now wondering if this is the issue with the cruise shut off. Since it is for sure a switch triggering the low pressure alarm, would that same switch be tied to the brakes and thus killing the cruise when the brakes are applied?