97 Expy leaning to one side

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Nov 15, 2004 | 12:11 AM

rstark05

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97 Expy leaning to one side

I noticed that the dirvers sid of my 97 2wd expy is lower by 1" than the passenger side. It looks like the pass side airshock is stuck and does not release the air while the drvrs side goes up and down like it should. I don't think the load leveling levels side to side as I found only one sensor in the center. Where are the valves for the individual bags? Can they be separatly adjusted or am I going to get screwed by the dealer to check out my air suspension?

I have searched the site for hours prior to posting and haven't found the answer.

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97Expy 2wd 5.4L

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Nov 19, 2004 | 03:59 PM

99ExpeditionXLT

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I'm not up on air suspension, but it would seem to me that if you found the sensor, you could manually tilt it to watch the suspension work. This way you can rule out the shock, and air pump for trouble. I would assume the front shocks are tied together, as well as the back are tied together. That way the system can adjust for rear loads, or towing. You may have a line leak that bleeds air from one of your shocks, but this depends on how the piping is run. If a line is shared between two shocks, both should bleed down; if there are separate lines for each shock, you may have a line leak, or a leaking shock.

I hope this helps.

Nov 19, 2004 | 04:29 PM

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You can adjust the nut on the sensor for the air suspension in the rear. I have not done it personally but I have read threads where guys have done this. Mine sits to one side only occasionally so I'm not too worried about it until I get the dreaded check susp. light.