Support front of coach for airbag fix

[sbeers]

I have a leak on the fittings going into the top of the right front airbag. I can fix the problem, but only if the right front corner is supported when I drain the airbag.

I can raise the front on both bags, and I can empty just the right one, so just looking for help holding the coach up safely.

I could put 2 jack stands under the control arm mount behind the wheel, but they would have to be 4 ton due to the 13 inch clearance to the ground. I could also try a 6 ton bottle jack in this location.

I could also put steel tubes on either side of the airbag, between the subframe and the top plate of the airbag mount, but that does not seem as safe.

The whole front end weight from CAT scale is 15,100 lbs. SO half that is 7,550 lbs., minus the weight of the suspension that is not lifted by the bags.

[sbeers]

I figured it out on my own, I turned the wheels to the left and crawled in behind the wheel with the coach down. Got the fitting fixed.

[Talloaks]

Originally Posted by sbeers

I figured it out on my own, I turned the wheels to the left and crawled in behind the wheel with the coach down. Got the fitting fixed.

Thanks for sharing your resolution. Sorry the forum was unable to help you, but you have helped someone else with your post.

[Boomper]

In the future you can run the coach UP, not DOWN, and block the frame up from the bottom of the frame rail to ground or to a convenient point of the suspension. When the airbag pressure is released the block will take the load off of the air spring. Our Intrigue is old enough that blocking from the lower frame rail to the half/leaf spring is easy. I also use a tall frame jack as a additional safety.