Exploding air-suspension
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Driving through the town centre today, as I passed a queue of people at a taxi rank, one of the airsprings on the back of the Rangie blew up, literally. B*gger me, that was one of the loudest bangs I've heard come from a car. The guy crossing the road behind me fell backwards as I saw him shouting "f*ck" in the rear view mirror.
So, with a hole in the system all four corners give up the ghost and I crawl home on the bump stops - not a comfy ride.
The upside is that I called the local independent LR mechanic at noon, had the car dropped into him by 3pm, and he had fitted two new rear air springs by 5.30pm, and given it a wash!
Good service really does exist sometimes!:D I [b]almost[/b] won't mind paying the bill.
So, with a hole in the system all four corners give up the ghost and I crawl home on the bump stops - not a comfy ride.
The upside is that I called the local independent LR mechanic at noon, had the car dropped into him by 3pm, and he had fitted two new rear air springs by 5.30pm, and given it a wash!
Good service really does exist sometimes!:D I [b]almost[/b] won't mind paying the bill.
Went laning over Salisbury Plain a while ago with a mate in a P38 and popped a spring off on a crossaxle (I think he modified the electronics so it always sat 2" higher, so high mode was even higher and the spring wasn't long enough).
I thought the MOD had started firing at us! They go with a hell of a bang! Luckily we just had to jack it up and reseat it and could carry on again.
I thought the MOD had started firing at us! They go with a hell of a bang! Luckily we just had to jack it up and reseat it and could carry on again.
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