SGTJOE
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My MH was built in 2001 so that puts my airbags at 22 years old. I have air leaking somewhere, so should I have the airbags replaced first and see if that is the problem or pay the shop to search for the air leak and pay for their time?
What is the life of Airbags on a class A MH?
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enblethen
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What chassis is your MH on?
Air bags didn't last long for me. If in coils springs rocks getin an puncture holes.
On my P30 I replaced front springs and air bags with variable raye springs.
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JRscooby
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Why pay a shop to hunt for leaks? No need to be in a hurry, just spray soapy water on all lines and such. If you suspect bags, start there.
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My 1998 Monaco has original air bags. Had a leak once that turned out to be the connection to hook up an air hose to air up tires etc. I have one of those in the front and in the back. Held pressure ever since.
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wolfe10
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Reality is if you are going to keep the coach, probably a good idea to replace them.
Going to sell in the next year or so-- no.
A third option is to carry a spare front and rear and wait for a failure (probably on the side of the road).
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JRscooby
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wolfe10 wrote:Reality is if you are going to keep the coach, probably a good idea to replace them.
Going to sell in the next year or so-- no.
A third option is to carry a spare front and rear and wait for a failure (probably on the side of the road).
I have had bags last over 10 years on dump trucks, and end-dumps. Much more severe duty than MH likely to get. When the guy that bought my '95 Pete dismantled it to build the Western Star kit he replaced the bags. 2 out of 4 where original. Over 3 million miles, and a lot of them running 95 PSI to carry the load.
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Well, you gotta find the leak so just replacing bags without diagnosing the leak seems silly.
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If it's just your gauges going down it's probably not an airbag.
Does the coach go down? If it does, does it tilt when it leaks down?
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wolfe10
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JRscooby wrote:wolfe10 wrote:Reality is if you are going to keep the coach, probably a good idea to replace them.
Going to sell in the next year or so-- no.
A third option is to carry a spare front and rear and wait for a failure (probably on the side of the road).
I have had bags last over 10 years on dump trucks, and end-dumps. Much more severe duty than MH likely to get. When the guy that bought my '95 Pete dismantled it to build the Western Star kit he replaced the bags. 2 out of 4 where original. Over 3 million miles, and a lot of them running 95 PSI to carry the load.
Rubber ages by both use and TIME. 22+ year old rubber has suffered more degradation than would occur in just 10 years.
Remember to add to coach model year for component age-- manufacturing process of bags, storage at manufacturing facility before shipping, storage at chassis maker, age on chassis before shipped to coach builder............
Another issue that each owner needs to weigh is breakdown on the road VS preventive maintenance. No one answer fits all. Budget, how long coach will be kept, tightness of schedule, etc are all factors.
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SGTJOE
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Any thoughts on cost to replace the airbags?
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