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Old 06-05-2014, 02:20 PM
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please help, 03 navigator problem

I've hunted the web looking for my issue, and the answer may be here, but I've not found it..my truck was parked for a month and when I went to pick it up, the suspension was all the way down..I've never had a issue before so I started it up and drove home. Now I've checked every fuse that mentioned anything about air suspension, all good. I read check the relay. Mine isn't behind the bumper, so I found it located on the compressor bracket. I pulled the relay ( not knowing if it was bad or not) and jumped the wires at the relay port, the compressor came on. So I let the compressor run and the back has gone up, but not the front. So I started looking for leaks to see if that was the reason the front wouldn't rise. The t in the line was leaking, so I replaced it. The y was also leaking so I replaced the o-rings, and looked for other leaks. I sprayed the bags and everything I could see with soap water and found nothing. The front bags do get hard while the compressor is running. I removed the wheels and put the front spindles on ramps to keep weight on the suspension so I could look at everything. So I ride up to car quest and grabbed a new relay. Nothing. I still have check suspension on the dash, I can still jump the relay port and the compressor will still run but when its together it won't turn on on its own. I've turned the switch on and off , unhooked the battery, like I said, the bags get hard but won't lift the truck, but the rear is still up..please help, its gotta get me back to work.. thanks in advance
 
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Old 06-05-2014, 03:47 PM
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Look past the top of the driver's front tire. You should see the ride height sensor there connected to the upper A-frame. Are both ends of the sensor connected?
 
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Old 06-05-2014, 07:10 PM
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Thanks alloro. That put me in the right area..I pulled the wheel and checked the leveler. I unplugged it and cleaned the contacts. Used my jack to work the mech a few times and tried again. It started right up and raised the the pass side instantly. Now I just need to run down a new canister for my compressor cause the little locking tabs that hold it into the pump sheered off. For now I put an extra o-ring on it and the screw that holds it still to the pump is holding it there. That's not gonna last long, but it has me rolling. Thanks again
 
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