One air shock won't raise

[jpalm]

Hey guys, I'm hoping to get a little bit of help. One day one air shock decided to stop working. All other 3 work fine. No compressor issues. All 4 worked and suddenly the rear passenger side stopped. Any ideas?

 

[Right on the Mark]

Hey guys, I'm hoping to get a little bit of help. One day one air shock decided to stop working. All other 3 work fine. No compressor issues. All 4 worked and suddenly the rear passenger side stopped. Any ideas?

Yes a crack in bag or line messed up. These are just rubber bags and don't last forever.

 

[slowmkviii]

Could be a bad solenoid too

 

[jpalm]

The bags leak but not bad enough to stop working. I was thinking a solenoid but others have said a pinched or clogged line could be the culprit. Wasn't quite sure

 

[slowmkviii]

Basically the thing is you have to start looking

 

[DieselDan]

Swap your solenoid from Left to Right, see if the problem follows.

 

[ford nut]

If the bag leaks its bad.
A small leak is now a huge leak " they do get worse"

Soon to follow is your compressor, just a matter of time.
It is not designed to keep leaking bags inflated.

 

[DieselDan]

Unless it is a leak, it sounds like he has some kind of an electrical problem. Do you hear any air leaking? Does the bag inflate and then leak back down, or does not fill at all? If it had a large leak, the car probably wouldnt raise at all...

 

[jpalm]

it did go up... and then one day just stopped. it leaks just as the other three do but usually takes a day or two to completely drop. the car has sat for about 5 years. only moved a few times. compressor pumped them all up with no problems and then one day i pulled it out my garage and the one wouldnt raise. i plan on replacing them but i just want to get it on the road for the time being so i can get it inspected. to answer your questions though i only hear it leak if i pushed down on the rear end. just sitting and even with weight in the car you dont hear the leaks. at this point it does not fill at all. the other 3 do however. it takes about 2 days for them to actually drop. but that varies.. its been 5 days and counting since i last started and the rear driver side is still sitting up...