Air Ride ... saga continues.

[Allan Williams <allanwms@xxxxxxxxx>]

I bought a '93 New Yorker Salon off of ebay for the
conversion, but I may have to find another donor and
use it as a commuter.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7903209320&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

thanks 
Allan
--- Mark Swingle <mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> it is true, the mounts are welded to the axle. 
> However, I used the rear
> coils from a Dynasty.  I suspect they are not going
> anywhere even though the
> mount is slightly different than on the Dynasty they
> came from.
> 
> Mark
> 1990 Chrysler Imperial
> Decatur, GA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Allan Williams
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:50 AM
> To: imperial
> Subject: IML: Air Ride ... saga continues.
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I pulled my '90 Imperial into my shop and hoisted
> the
> front end.  I pulled the right front wheel to
> examine
> the flacid air spring.  I disconnected the
> electrical
> plug and wiggled the air line.  The air line would
> seep air if I wiggled hard enough as I failed to
> diconnect the line entirely).  Frustrated, I
> reconnected the electrical connected and replace the
> wheel.  After lowering the car, the strut pumped up.
> OK, now I'm perplexed, because the strut would NOT
> pump up at all anymore.  Now it will pump up, but
> leak
> out after an hour or so.  This is the condition that
> I
> purchased the car in to begin with and had no
> problems
> driving from VA to Syracuse, NY.  I do not have that
> confidence anymore after a failed attempt to drive
> the
> car to work (85 miles each way), because the strut
> went limp during the commute (and would not pump
> back
> up).
> 
> At any rate, I phoned a wrecking yard that I found
> on
> the net that advertised rebuilt air ride components.
> And the tech said that I would need to obtain the
> rear
> axle beam from a Dynasty or NYer to do the
> conversion
> for the rear because the coil plates are welded. 
> For
> those of you that have done the elimination
> conversion, what parts did you get with the
> conversion
> kit from strutmasters?
> 
> =====
> 
> 
> 
> 
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