A bad shock? or a bad bladder?
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A bad shock? or a bad bladder?
Hi,
I've got a '97 F250 Lariat 4x4. One morning, I noticed the left rear half of the bed much lower than the right side. At first, I thought it was a flat, but when I looked closer, the tires are all fine. The truck is equipt with some kind of hydrolic system that raises the bed with heavy loads.
As soon as I start up the truck and start driving, I hear what sounds like an air pump that raises the left side of the bed back to normal height.
But, the next morning (now every morning), the left side of the bed is always back down lower than the rest of the truck. Is this the sign of a bad gas shock on the left? Or, is there a leak in the air bladder to the system that raises the bed with heavy loads.
Thanks in advance,
Tony
I've got a '97 F250 Lariat 4x4. One morning, I noticed the left rear half of the bed much lower than the right side. At first, I thought it was a flat, but when I looked closer, the tires are all fine. The truck is equipt with some kind of hydrolic system that raises the bed with heavy loads.
As soon as I start up the truck and start driving, I hear what sounds like an air pump that raises the left side of the bed back to normal height.
But, the next morning (now every morning), the left side of the bed is always back down lower than the rest of the truck. Is this the sign of a bad gas shock on the left? Or, is there a leak in the air bladder to the system that raises the bed with heavy loads.
Thanks in advance,
Tony
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A bad shock? or a bad bladder?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 11-Mar-02 AT 09:39 PM (EST)]I haven't replaced one. Although I came close once. A friend of mine had the Lincoln that had the air bladder system. His were very bad and leaked all the time. Somebody tried to tell him that you can remove the tops on them and drop in a type of stop leak or goo that would seal them up. We looked long and hard for a way to open the silly thing up. To me it looked sealed and had no way of fixing it that way. The bag itself is fairly simple and I believe not that expensive to replace. You should be able to do it yourself with a few tools. If you do it yourself you may have to reset the system and that I think is detailed in your owners manual.
If you can't do it yourself I would shop around for a few estimates from local garages. Midas and Ford are 2 that I would avoid unless you want to experiance :-staun
If you can't do it yourself I would shop around for a few estimates from local garages. Midas and Ford are 2 that I would avoid unless you want to experiance :-staun
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