Installing Braided Stainless Steel Air Lines; Installing The Thermal Sleeve - Air Lift LoadLifter 5000 Series Installation Manual

LoadLifter 5000 Series

INSTALLING BRAIDED STAINLESS STEEL AIR LINES

KEEP THE AIR LINE AWAY FROM THE FUEL LINE, BRAKE LINES AND ELECTRICAL
CAUTION
WIRES.
1. Use zip ties to secure
2. Tighten the air line hex
3. Coil and secure any
Double up hose
clamps if necessary
Vehicle body
or bumper
Bend
tabs
Vehicle
body or
bumper
Schrader
valve
MN-1045
the air line to fixed points
along the chassis every
6" to 8" (150 to 203mm).
Leave at least 2" (50mm)
of slack to allow for any
movement that might pull
on the air line.
nut finger tight, then use
2 wrenches to turn 1
additional flat (1/6
of one full turn). Do
not overtighten
(figs. 31 or 32). The
easiest way to tighten the
fitting is off the vehicle.
Install the Schrader valve
in the chosen location.
excess air line in an
area where it will not be
susceptible to damage.
The braided stainless
steel air line cannot be trimmed.

INSTALLING THE THERMAL SLEEVE

1. Slide the air line thermal sleeve (U) over the air line and place it where the air line is
closest to the exhaust (fig. 33).
Exhaust
resonator
Hex nuts
5/16" (8mm) hole
Flat washer
Air Line Setup Without Compressor System
Vehicle body Flat
or bumper
Hex nuts
AN
Schrader
valve
Flat washer
Air Line Setup for Compressor Integration
Flat
AN to PTC
fitting
Nylon air line
to compressor
system and
Schrader valve
Air line Air line
thermal sleeve (U) thermal sleeve
1/2" (13mm)
dead air space
Nylon air line
to air spring
Star washer
Rubber washer
Braided stainless steel
air line to air spring
Air line hex nut
Star washer
Rubber washer
5/16" (8mm)
hole
fig. 31
Braided
stainless
steel air line
to air spring
fig. 32
fig. 33
Hex nuts
Vehicle
body or
bumper
Schrader
valve
Flat washer
15
5/16" (8m