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Even then I can't find the SOB...... I can hear a high pitched low volume whine but **** if I can find it.... Mine sounds like it's right behind the battery compartment I've sprayed everywhere around there except on the batteries..... I don't need more excitement...Note to self: Pick up a spray bottle and a bottle of Dawn dish soap.
I see in your sig you have an A3. Lucky you, welcome to the king of air leaks. On an A3, the most common point for leakage on recovered trucks is the little air regulator used for the air assist steering system. This dumb thing is failed and leaking in many trucks. Check the posts on this site. It is located on the right side near the steering pitman arm INSIDE the U channel frame on the left sde. Second big culprit is the air assist steering drag link itself. Again, lots of posts on howto fix. Third culprit is a messed up air dryer, located underneath, midship on left side. It gets gummed up because it cycles too often when the air assist regulator is leaking. Easy overhaul and fix - takes an hour. This failure in turn puts oil, water and general snot into the air system, causing the CTIS to gum up and fail as well as the air assist steering drag link to corrode/rust and leak air.Even then I can't find the SOB...... I can hear a high pitched low volume whine but **** if I can find it.... Mine sounds like it's right behind the battery compartment I've sprayed everywhere around there except on the batteries..... I don't need more excitement...
There's no telling how many times I've took off a flare or compression fitting and find that somebody has applied sealant. Does more harm than good.Most of the air lines are copper and flared. No need for sealant.
Neither of those are where mine is coming from. Right around the right airpack on the right side is where mine is, but ****ed if I can locate it.I see in your sig you have an A3. Lucky you, welcome to the king of air leaks. On an A3, the most common point for leakage on recovered trucks is the little air regulator used for the air assist steering system. This dumb thing is failed and leaking in many trucks. Check the posts on this site. It is located on the right side near the steering pitman arm INSIDE the U channel frame on the left sde. Second big culprit is the air assist steering drag link itself. Again, lots of posts on howto fix. Third culprit is a messed up air dryer, located underneath, midship on left side. It gets gummed up because it cycles too often when the air assist regulator is leaking. Easy overhaul and fix - takes an hour. This failure in turn puts oil, water and general snot into the air system, causing the CTIS to gum up and fail as well as the air assist steering drag link to corrode/rust and leak air.
The air system on an A3 is like a house of cards. Work through the above items first. Then start looking for loose fittings. I found the flare fitting on the copper line leading from the compressor that transitions to plastic tubing before the air dryer was loose and leaky. With the other problems fixed and that fitting tightened, my A3 holds over 60 psi for a couple days. Good enough for me!
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