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ARB Air Compressor NOT WORKING RIGHT

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:40 pm
by GQ4.8coilcab
I bought a ARB compressor second hand and it wasnt working, they had to put the bearing kit through it or sumthin. While i picked it up, i bought another one to run a twin setup, and now the new one is stuffed. Has anyone fixed it themselves. I have looked on the search engine and couldnt fine anything. Ny help would be great.

Re: ARB Air Compressor NOT WORKING RIGHT

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:53 pm
by mickyd555
GQ4.8coilcab wrote:I bought a ARB compressor second hand and it wasnt working, they had to put the bearing kit through it or sumthin. While i picked it up, i bought another one to run a twin setup, and now the new one is stuffed. Has anyone fixed it themselves. I have looked on the search engine and couldnt fine anything. Ny help would be great.
if its brand new, it should be under warrenty shouldnt it??????????
take it back. otherwise, whats the actual problem?

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:20 am
by phippsy
I pulled mine apart ages ago and the bolt that holds tha tank onto the manifold had seized in and sheared itself off (alloy & steel thing). Anyway I retapped the hole to the next size down but was unable to get the tank to seal properly.
Went to ARB and was able to buy a new manifold head bit plus some other bits that destroy themselves when you pull them out, that had to do with the air flow/sealing when it was pumping.
Anyway, after all that, every part is available as a spare form ARB and they should have a schematic(sp) diagram thing of it in store

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:00 am
by Hoonz
its mainly the rubber valves and seal in them that go from running for a long time pumping up tyres and tanks ... they really need to be kept out of the water to have any sort of life

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:26 pm
by GQ4.8coilcab
i can put my hand on the outlet and it will stop pumping. I think the "con rod" is gone on it. Cause it is very rattly.

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:06 pm
by Hoonz
mine rattled itself apart once ... the bolts that hold the cylinder and head together came loose

Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:14 pm
by spazbot