Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:33 pm**

Installed the Rancho in cab kit this arvo in my 80. Curious to know if anyone has had a problem of a slight air leak, where the gasket goes where the old knob went. My front shocks are fine, the rears are loosing air, at maybe a setting per hour. I greased the "O" ring as suggested, just wonderring if I should apply a film of grease on the gasket itself. Any help is appreciated.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:51 pm**

If you have any doubts about the sealing ability of the gasket or the sealing surface, use a bit of gasket silicone to seal it. The elbows are only plastic and you can't really torque down the bolts too much, or else the fitting will split, so just use a bit of silicone.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:54 pm**

Yeh, I'll try this tomorrow. Hopefully it will be problem solved, otherwise, I'm buggerred if I know where the leak is coming from.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:07 pm**

get a spray bottle with 1/3 palmolive dishwashing liquid-2/3 water and spray all joints and look for bubbles.
shane

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:11 pm**

instead of using gasket sealent if its for air fittings. locktite sell a gas pipe sealant. which i find to be the bees knees. with this stuff you dont need to use tefon tape anymore. it comes in a yellow tube and its like paste.

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:25 pm**

Ruggers wrote:instead of using gasket sealent if its for air fittings. locktite sell a gas pipe sealant. which i find to be the bees knees. with this stuff you dont need to use tefon tape anymore. it comes in a yellow tube and its like paste.

This stuff sounds pretty cool - more info? does it set like a silicone - or does it remain in a paste like state, similar to dilectric grease? Obviously with gas/air fittings it is non-toxic / non-volatile? Will it deflect/ooze under pressure if there is a slight gap?

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:54 pm**

DX80,
Did you re-use the gaskit from the old manual knobs ?

I did as the instructions used a gaskit & it leaked so i tried it with out it, lubed o-ring only & all good.

That pipe sealant is good, did you know that you can also get liquid electrical tape ?

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 10:01 pm**

Kev80 wrote:... you can also get liquid electrical tape ?

Is it similar to the 'redskin' product of yesterday?

Posted: **Tue Sep 30, 2003 10:19 pm**

Never heard of red skin.

Whitworths boat stores sell it,

liquid electrical tape

Could be good to keep electrics dry in petrol engines.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:26 am**

Yeh I used the new gaskets and replaced the old. Hpwever, didn't use any teflon on any fitting, as I assumed the "O" rings would seal sufficiently.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:16 am**

I have had a few of the check valves leak on the compressors. There are two connected to a T, one for the front and one for the rear system. They are a tapered needle that seats on an O ring and they do leak. I have even had new valves leak from new. The valves can be pulled apart but you are talking MICRO SURGERY!!!!!!! You cannot pull them apart without damaging them.

You can buy them individually from Auto Alliance part No. 9700 $10 ea + GST.

Easy to replace, and a good idea to carry a spare if you are travelling. I have had them that bad that they leak down every 10 minutes.

If you want to know for sure, swap the air lines over at the check valves. If the front was leaking down before the rear should now leak down after you swap the lines around. Will take you about 2 minutes to change over.

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:37 am**

DX80 wrote:Yeh I used the new gaskets and replaced the old. Hpwever, didn't use any teflon on any fitting, as I assumed the "O" rings would seal sufficiently.

Give the gaskits the flick on the shocks as it will work with just the o-ring. (lubed)

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:53 pm**

Righteo, problem solved. Sprayed the new elbows at the rear shocks and sure enough tiny bubble appeared. Swapped gaskets on each shock and this fixed one of the shocks, the other I removed the gasket all together and is working a treat. For peace of mind, also faced elbows towards tyres, ie, unbolted shocks and rotated 90 degree. Touch wood, is working a treat.

Posted: **Thu Oct 02, 2003 9:54 am**

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Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:18 pm**

DX80 wrote:Righteo, problem solved. Sprayed the new elbows at the rear shocks and sure enough tiny bubble appeared. Swapped gaskets on each shock and this fixed one of the shocks, the other I removed the gasket all together and is working a treat. For peace of mind, also faced elbows towards tyres, ie, unbolted shocks and rotated 90 degree. Touch wood, is working a treat.

Cricis over!!!!!