FAQ: Automatic Leveling Control (ALC) Concerns

deekster_caddy wrote:

Hey, how'd you get a picture of my old air shocks?!

NO joke i think those were my old ones too!

deekster_caddy wrote:

Hey, how'd you get a picture of my old air shocks?!

Ah, so THAT'S where they were before someone put them on my car...

Anyone know where I could find some kind of coupler or connector to patch the plastic air lines for our ALC system? I pinched one of mine under a bolt and want to cut out the section and reconnect.

Thx

I have "hose menders" here. Polypropylene piece, slips into the 2 pieces of hose/tubing you're putting together. Should be able to find at a good hardware store. Do you know what inside diameter the tubing is?

I have them for tubing as small as 1/8", 3/16", 1/4" inside diameter.

Those lines are really tiny, probably 3/32"-1/8" ID.

Unless you're in a hurry, I could mail you a couple today, no charge. Let me know.

No hurry. I have some of the line at home. I'll measure tonight and let you know.

I wonder if heat shrink tubing would work?

maybe, but I wouldn't trust it for long

I found this place with miniature air connectors, but I don't know which ones I would need, or what a "one-touch" is... Anyone know?

http://www.poweraire.com/fittings-miniature-fittings-c-21_61.html

Aaron, we also sell compression fittings for air tubing. I have an assortment, and they are sized per the OD of your tubing. I "should" have a coupling, and you simply push the tubing in on each side. How much tubing do you need to cut out of your line?

Smallest I stock is for 1/4" OD tubing, probably too big? They are available in 3/16 and 5/32 OD also, but I'd have to order.

I don't need any line extensions, have plenty of length to work with. I need something to couple two pieces together. I think the OD is around 2-3 mm.

Right, that is what the compression coupling will do. But 2-3 mm, well I don't know about something that small in a coupler. Seems to me the hose mender inserts I mentioned earlier would be your best bet, if you don't want to just replace the whole line.

I'd be happy to mail you a couple of my smallest hose inserts to try out. They fit approx 1/8" ID tubing. Just PM your address and I can mail today still.

I just replaced the whole line, so don't want to do it again. There's no leak, it just got squished under a big nut when I installed the hitch. I don't want to unbolt that either.

I know there are connectors out there. The ones in the previous link seem to be the right size.

PM sent. I will try them out.

I'm going to take a quick look at my lines.

Sorry Aaron, no chance of a fit. My 1/8" insert is larger than the tubing OD. That is some small hose!

I think they made them really small so the pump can inflate the shocks very fast. I may just look for something at the local hardware store. Thanks though for checking!

Hey, found something else here. I have a plastic air fitting, that screws tight on each side to hold the tubing, and they work very well. This is made for 1/8" OD tubing, which is about 3mm OD. I'll bet this will be perfect.

If you have two, send them! Maybe they'll work.

One already on the way, will send 2nd tomorrow, gotta run!

Dave, this works perfect! I saved a few scraps from the line kit, and tested your coupler. It fits just right, and once you tighten the ends, you cannot pull the hose out. I did not need the small black piece you included. When the other arrives, I will be fixing the lines on the car. Thanks so much!

P.S. may want to make a note of the part number for the white coupler, for future reference.

1182 We always have them in stock, but I didn't think of that option at first, was only looking at push-in compression fittings.

Sorry, I didn't send a 2nd one yet, will do it today. Is one more all you need?

Feel free to add it to the part # FAQ if you want, as a line repair part.