cadillackman
Dedicated LVC Member
So i've finally got around to un-spring converting the LSC that I picked up in Houston. School's out & the kiddies are at Grandmas, Yippee!
Lucky for me the air lines were the only things that were cut. Unfortunately, while trying to disconnect the upper control arms from the spindles up front, I realized that the bolts holding the upper ball joints are not factory & will not come out. At least the uppers are new so it won't be an issue for a couple of years.
I got the springs off without too much trouble, I planned to sell them, it's a 1.5" lowered Strut-bastards kit if anyone's interested.
I got all of the sensors & bags off of my wrecked car & swapped them out one by one.
I checked all of the solenoid & sensor connectors which were tucked away nicely & kept clean.
I swapped my working compressor, plugged it in, & put blocks under all four LCA's to simulate the car being slammed, but not all of the way so the sensors aren't out of range.
I let the car down & re connected the wire behind the kick panel that is usually cut to disable the "check air ride" message.
I turned the key, hit the switch in the trunk, & got the error message imediately.
Hard fault huh? No problem, I bet it's a bad relay....
It's not, I swapped two other relays with no luck.
So i'm back at square one. All 4 solenoids, all 3 sensors, relay & pump are connected. All of my parts worked, even after the wreck.
Am I missing something here?
Is there anything in particular I can check with a multimeter?
Lucky for me the air lines were the only things that were cut. Unfortunately, while trying to disconnect the upper control arms from the spindles up front, I realized that the bolts holding the upper ball joints are not factory & will not come out. At least the uppers are new so it won't be an issue for a couple of years.
I got the springs off without too much trouble, I planned to sell them, it's a 1.5" lowered Strut-bastards kit if anyone's interested.
I got all of the sensors & bags off of my wrecked car & swapped them out one by one.
I checked all of the solenoid & sensor connectors which were tucked away nicely & kept clean.
I swapped my working compressor, plugged it in, & put blocks under all four LCA's to simulate the car being slammed, but not all of the way so the sensors aren't out of range.
I let the car down & re connected the wire behind the kick panel that is usually cut to disable the "check air ride" message.
I turned the key, hit the switch in the trunk, & got the error message imediately.
Hard fault huh? No problem, I bet it's a bad relay....
It's not, I swapped two other relays with no luck.
So i'm back at square one. All 4 solenoids, all 3 sensors, relay & pump are connected. All of my parts worked, even after the wreck.
Am I missing something here?
Is there anything in particular I can check with a multimeter?
