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islandvagabonds
Explorer
Feb 20, 2016

Air bag life expectancy.

OK, no jokes about your mother-in-law....
My 2003 Discovery has the original suspension air bags with 90,000 miles of service. What is the life expectancy of these bags? I travel into Mexico each year so tend to do preventative repairs if deemed necessary.

thanks for the feedback

Bob
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    sjholt
    Explorer
    Feb 20, 2016
    I replaced the rear bags because two were rubbing against the wheel liners and had bad wear spots thru to the inner cords at 100,000 miles.
    I replaced the front ones because the outside rubber covering showed cracks at 170,000 miles - However the inner bags was perfect when I cut into them.
    Just check them yearly(Spray soapy water on them) and when they look so bad that you can't seem to trust them, then replace them.

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