Fixing my broken air suspension on my Tesla model S

[@chestergt7765]

My 2016 90D started making that tapping sound last week. It's been driving me crazy in trying to figure out what that is. I'm gonna give that nut job a try.

[@levileach4755]

Hello sir, just wanted to say that I appreciate your thoroughness, stable camera work, and production style. This video has been a great help, thank you from California

[@pollywollydo]

It would be interesting to see the bellows stripped off to actually see the damage beneath. Maybe that’s why the design was changed on later models

[@ianstoys13mgs]

The green marks on all the nuts and bolts are done at the factory to show they have been tighten to the correct spec, an easy visual conformation afterwords

[@tpedwards]

Curious why you didn’t select jack mode from the on-screen service menu?

[@davechapman1371]

Hi Paul Great video, thanks for posting. I’ve been chasing that rattling sound you speak of for two years myself. I have a 2012 S and it too was in a front end accident. I think I may have finally located the issue. Check your upper control arms where they connect on each side of the strut tower. Mine were cracked on driver and passenger side. Very hard to see unless you’re looking for it. Hope this helps.

[@CJ-uu3lk]

Sounds like brakes or possibly the half shaft needs replaced. We lubed my hub and helped but noise went away fully since I just replaced both sides

[@aziggy252]

Wow, good job. I own an S and have been a garage mechanic all my life, but this is a couple of nothces too high for me. Cudos for sharing 👍🏻

[@wordreet]

I hope you can get your bag of nuts sorted Paul, it sounds painful! And as we're talking about torquing, just a note about tightening wheel nuts. Alloy wheels really should be torqued using the star pattern method. When you first install an alloy wheel, only tighten the nuts/bolts lightly, then lower the vehicle so the tire touches the ground, not full weight though. Your method after that should be at least partly like a cylinder head. Half the torque setting in a star pattern, then full torque in a star pattern. The main issue being that it has been known that an alloy wheel might crack if this method isn't followed. I was a tire fitter for about 6 years when allow wheels were just beginning to become available not just on Porsches etc. I'm sure some peeps will say they've never bothered about it and their wheels are fine, but why chance it?

[@greenzero3389]

Another great video Paul. It looks like you could do with a new front tyre, you've a couple of cuts to the sidewall there. Can you give us an idea what your charge times are like with different chargers please ?

[@CarsForPaul]

With my granny charger is about 14 hours to get to 80%, at work its about 3 hours

[@therealNSB]

what is the torque setting needed for this repair? Thanks for your video, awesome!

[@porknbeans3665]

Could be the brake pads rattling in the carrier. Quite common with some aftermarket pads

[@CarsForPaul]

Yep, I think you are right as it goes away if I brake over the speed ramp.

[@porknbeans3665]

@@CarsForPaul easy enough to check. Just pull the wheel off and see if the pad moves up/down

[@kylereese4822]

@@CarsForPaul Is fitting Open Pilot a future thing ? it`s an after market Auto Pilot system, there`s a channel that`s fitted to a VW camper so very adaptable system...

[@brun_s]

@@CarsForPaul teslas are known for this

[@romangrischott4389]

Looking at Tesla‘s service manual it seems the suspension system needs to be topped up with nitrogen after deflation. Do you think you got around this as the pressure was still high enough after your repair?

[@stevo4649]

thankyou Paul,im sure youll be glad when all the work is complete on that tesla,,its been very interesting though,. have a good week,,👌👍

[@djsiuk]

Great video. Hope you find the annoying rattle. TT RS

[@consolemaster]

can't you just take out the air suspension compressor fuse instead of unplugging it?

[@malcelwell7209]

Well done Paul great car you must be over the moon 🌙👌

[@ytgibbo]

That compressor sounds knackered

[@BIBIWCICC]

So bad that these components are failing on such a young aged car.

[@CarsGadget]

Hi Paul, have you figured out that banging noise in the suspension. I have the same issue. Thanks in advance.

[@gwaddles]

Sounds like Brakes to me, not suspension. 😊

[@tomaszs5954]

Hey, Thanks for your video! Have you found the reason of the rattling?

[@williamgrissom9022]

Air suspensions are a pricey option on Tesla Model S & X. It allows easily adjusting ride height and stiffness. Air suspension has been problematic in all cars which use it. Why wags term Jaguar as "Saguar". The less options, the less things to break.

[@davidlemieux2606]

Is it safe to support the front of the car on one stand in the middle of the crossmember like that? I don't think that's an approved mounting point.

[@jonasadler3905]

What was The, stuff you put in except the spray? MS-13

[@leepower2717]

Where they Nordlock washers fitted behind the rear hub nut?

[@ulyssesbejarano1847]

Did you figure out what was making the noise?

[@badtoro]

That’s the brakes

[@joebloggs4191]

Cast help but thinking there is something missing from that bay!

[@TM-on4jl]

Not so sure about these electric cars...Was it hard to source parts?

[@zaky5171]

Could be the brake discs

[@David-hn5ix]

Torque specs?

[@pollywollydo]

Don’t want to be a Jonah but I think you suspension compressor is on the way out( not quite). If you get time take a looke at the motor casing/ big end to see if there’s water in there , know it sounds unlikely but if so the bearing getting some drying out and lube may save more expense. ( £300 approx)

[@MrGMawson2438]

Evening mate

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@airsuspension-yb5zl]

Air suspension

[@mickthompson584]

The more i see of these Teslas the more i think what horrible cars they are, big props for tackling one Paul.

[@stum8374]

in all my life working on cars I've never seen anybody having to fatarse about,I DONT WANT A TESLA,I will keep my small diesel that gets me 65-70 mpg.

[@KevinBrown-xc2ys]

It's time to get the Audi off the ramp so you can use it

[@DailyDoseOfJoy]

your a man of brown skin colour but could not sound more native british. made me laugh.

[@bigh236]

Takes wheel off and says hub is off. Then says knock the hub in. Joker 🃏

[@NameLast-wm5je]

fixing it? You just replaced the part ffs!

[@tx41979]

So Tesla is shit waste of money

[@pollywollydo]

So a well balanced judgement there. English grammar failed ?

[@chayan1456]

Fan boi hurt, 😂🤣🤣 have to do it on mine too, shit waste of money,

[@franswijnands4022]

paul buy a new support that you use in the video doesn't look very sturdy safety first