dazza
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On the way to Belgium last week i noticed that our Damon Daybreak was leaning over at the rear, the right hand rear side has droped 2 inches, we have checked the leaf springs and they look ok, there are no leakes from the shock, we do have air suspension all round which has 90 psi at the rear and 50 at the front!
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jhilley
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What chassis do you have?
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dazza
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jhilley wrote:What chassis do you have?
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bsinmich
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When you checked the leaf springs did you check on both sides. A crack in one leaf is sometimes difficult to see. Are you a little overloaded? I have a W22 and do not need the air bags for suspension assist but still ride level. If this happened suddenly it would probably be a broken leaf. If it happened over time it could be just weakening of the whole spring and it would have to be re-arced by a spring shop. Shock absorbers just control the bounce & rebound of the coach and do nothing about the level position of the MH unless they have the springs around them.
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dongil
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Had this problem with my daybreak and was ready to take it to a spring shop but took it to a local shop to check it out first and discovered the rubber bumper above the rear shock had broken and fallen out. This allowed the side to sag about 2". New part fixed the problem.
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dongil
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Further info. : it was the bushing above the sway bar that I had replaced. Hope this helps.
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J Walker
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I would certainly check the air suspension for the ride height setting. I am surprised the Workhorse has the air suspension. Air suspensions have a ride height pin or bolt and the airbag inflates until that level is reached. It could be that your springs or other components are faulty and the airbag is going to max and still not raising the corner. Compare the good side to the bad side, the airbag pressure, and you will have narrowed it down enough to fix it yourself, take it to a spring shop, etc.
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dazza
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Had the Springs looked at last weekend and they are all ok!
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bingoldsby
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At what kind of place did you have the springs looked at, that asserted that they were all ok?
If a place or person is competent to make that determination, I would think they would also be competent to evaluate other aspects of the suspension to determine what else would cause the height difference. That is, of course, unless it's just grossly overloaded on one side.
If you have springs, then you have "helper" bags on the rear and they are not "air suspension" as such. Helper bags, unless their air supply is ganged together, can be inflated independently, with differing pressures, which can compensate for uneven ride height - but only to a certain (small) extent.
(If I'm wrong about any of the above and just blowing smoke, please forgive me)
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