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Air Spring: Description and Operation






Air Suspension Strut Components

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are air spring components. They are installed together and cannot be disassembled.






1 Seal

Always replace.

2 Cover

Installed as part of air spring with => [ (Item 3) Outer guide ] , => [ (Item 4) Boot ] and => [ (Item 5) Rolling piston ].

Cannot be removed and disassembled individually.

3 Outer guide

Installed as part of air spring with => [ (Item 2) Cover ] , => [ (Item 4) Boot ] and => [ (Item 5) Rolling piston ].

Cannot be removed and disassembled individually.

4 Boot

Installed as part of air spring with => [ (Item 2) Cover ] , => [ (Item 3) Outer guide ] and => [ (Item 5) Rolling piston ].

Cannot be removed and disassembled individually.

5 Rolling piston

Installed as part of air spring with => [ (Item 2) Cover ] , => [ (Item 3) Outer guide ] and => [ (Item 4) Boot ].

Cannot be removed and disassembled individually.

6 Boot

Always replace.

7 Shock Absorbers

8 Seal

Always replace.