autoride problem

[Tribalbreak]

this is to everyone with autoride or who knows about it... my denali seems to have stopped auto leveling the rear autoride. i use to hear the compressor kick on when i started the truck and do its thing... now i dont hear anything... when i start it and get out near the compressor you can hear a click but its not kicking on even when i have a load in the back... any ideas?

[blueflamed03]

check fuse?

[Tribalbreak]

i checked both fuse blocks... cant seem to find anything that has to do with autoride... anyone? boost aka max?

[newdriver]

check your compressor underneath the passenger side. your solenoid in the pump might be gone. if you apply power to the main harness (12 volt) and the motor runs, then the solenoid is dead. you can get a solenoid at your local junkyard from a lincoln continental .(usually made by tokico)

[05Yukon]

there is a fuse for the autoride but it is probably ok if the compressor is clicking. The compressor might have died.

[Tribalbreak]

thanks guys I have some more investigating to do.... now another question... how bad is it for me to be driving without the autoride working correctly or not at all? the truck doesnt seem to be riding differently and it doesent seem to be sagging yet...

[newdriver]

the only thing i noticed when the compressor was not working was the sag in the back when towing or hauling and little harsh ride.

[05Yukon]

might cause the shocks to wear a little faster which I would want to be careful of because of the cost of them.

[Tribalbreak]

i was mainly curious that over time my shocks arent gonna air down and my truck end up looking like one of those old lincoln mrk series with the air ride... where the rear wheels are in the wheel well and the front is sitting high... i just dont have the cash for the compressor and shocks right now.

[Tribalbreak]

anyone

[newdriver]

check your air shocks for leaks-one of the causes of compressor failure. don't worry, it will not ride high because it doesn't have air anyway.

check this out:
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arnottindustries.com

i got my shocks on the 2 above vendors and arnott for my compressor

[Tribalbreak]

ND thanks alot for those vendors... ive been on arnott and im still stressing over the price o f the shocks and for the compressor.... I know its going to be alittle while before i replace these because of money, so what i had wanted to know is will the back end eventually ride very low? the front is fine but the back seems to be lower than normal.... is it going to keep getting lower?

[05Yukon]

Shouldn't be to bad it might drop about 2 inches at the most. But it shouldn't unless you put a load on it. There might not be any air in them now. I just found out this weekend that one of mine has a hole in it. The only way I can tell is hooking up the trailer it leans about 2 inches to the left.

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But with out the trailer it looks close to normal. Some ride quality is lost though. Hope this helps.

[Tribalbreak]

yea i had 7 people in my truck and a bunch of gear and it was riding SOOOOO low... now it just seems alittle lower than normal...


btw, is not having the autoride functional going to hurt any other components? i plan on replacing the rear shocks, and compressor... springs? wheels? anything?

[newdriver]

mine didn't work for almost 6 months and nothing bad happened or observed. replaced compressor and rear shocks few weeks ago and everything is working. just waiting for the front shocks to install. i bypassed the front with resistors and put a regular shocks in the meantime. and yea, it will sag for a bit and the ride is a little bit harsh.

[Tribalbreak]

thanks nd, gave me alittle peice of mind that im not messing anything up by not having it functional... i kinda like the look of it sitting alittle low... might have to throw a drop in sometime in the future...