How To Replace An Air Bag On A Trailer / Removing seized bolt on trailer airbag

[@Ricart0713]

It’s always that (1) one bolt that’s hard to get to and is stubborn to come off…. Thanks for this great follow up video of the temporary trailer air bag fix to the actual air bag replacement. 👍😎👍

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Yes an easy job gets complicated every time, thanks for watching sir

[@JAleksandr]

I also put anti seize around the “collar” of the nut as well. Where it passes through the frame rail to help prevent that same seizing situation you had with the other bolt because that damn “access” hole SUCKS!!!

[@UlisesGarcia-q4f]

How much for the labor

[@TruckingToPlease]

Nuts came off with ease. That trailer has never met road salt.

[@TheTinkle1]

All the Hyundai Wabash and vanguard trailers I’ve worked on are rusted bad on shocks air bags s-cam sleeves I have to get pretty innovative

[@Turbrewski]

If you keep the same air lines plumbed together you can loosen the leveling valve from the rod then raise the valve then the other 3 bags will blow the trailer right up as far as you need to get the bags out, no jacks.

[@davejanss9125]

Thanks for the video , I have been doing airbags on a fleet of dry and reefer trailers for 2 years and lately the 2015 2016 2017 and some of the 2019s need bags they are rotted and sometimes leaking when it shows up with multiple problems , there is 2 other shops DOTing the fleet so sometimes we didn't inspect it ever to prevent a breakdown, we have been getting them in beat to shit and back more often, So its been a lot of work the past year with airbags On our trailers, I like the Aircat 1058VXL on an 1-1/8 socket we use the AS9923 and AS8713 and AS8719 and 1 other I cant remember I see your using an 1-5/16 so larger thread i guess , So far the Aircat has been holding up for 9 months It will shear the frozen fastener on the top the 1/2" threaded stud or the hollow stud, the problem I have is the replacement airbags that we order using the trailers VIN # have way longer hollow mounting studs so you have to hold the socket down and separate the mini impact from the socket with a twisting motion to get your wedged between the frame shit out of there its a lot of work I have the time down to an hour and a halve to 2 hours im not in a big hurry im old man, I change 4 that's indoors with a bumper jack that helps allot if in the shop, I was cutting them off at first 20 or so taking 4 hours that was a pain in the ass then I found these mini impacts that I broke 3 before finding a tough enough mini impact the Astro 1822 that broke the hammers twice then was not repairable 6 months and the astro 1834 blew apart the housing hammering on an airbag nut for extended period of time with an 1-1/8 deep impact because it lacks power , Heating up the nuts all the time probably didn't help the impacts because they would get really hot but really the Aircat 1058 has been doing great no heating up the airbag fasteners it will shear one off 1 out of 10 that may have been cross threaded on or something,I reuse most of the nuts but have new nuts in stock non flanged, the flanged nuts seem better but the non flanged nuts should have a lock washer used with them and hammer them down with the impact no torque wrench needed only for the rookies LOL , I am in the north of Chicago area so I have way more corrosion on everything ,Using oxygen acetylene on torque arms and shock absorber bolts, U bolts on leaf springs, cutting S cams out, Using 140PSI on 1/2" air line hose to make the Aircat rock , Ok be safe

[@victormartinez-vr7cz]

Good video!!, in my humble opinion you need to indicate the torque on the bronze nuts to avoid damage on the thread(that is very important to point out the torques), another case that is very important is that you indicate a safe procedure, and the PPM(Personal protection equipment). I understand, maybe you will say, I am not professional!!!,but if you consider it, you will be a professional and your videos will be more impactful. Blessings!!!

[@ancormane524]

I just cut the air bag open and torch the welded stud from underneath way easier

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

That works too , but not everyone has a torch

[@ancormane524]

@@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY 100% you can use a grinder just takes longer

[@scatter-vision21]

What type of torch do you use the regular map gas torch doesn't work for me I have rusted trailer shock bolts on all shocks.

[@vicpetrishak7705]

@@scatter-vision21Oxygen / Acetylene torches

[@connorjohnson3429]

@@scatter-vision21oxyacetylene

[@AdrianLuna-o3f]

Great video thanks it did help me out for my flatbed trailer, thanks

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Glad it helped you, thanks for watching sir 🙏

[@safetylast911]

i just bought a trailer, never touched any semi-stuff before. thanks for showing how the bags come off. i think mine are rusted on because I pulled all the bolts off and its still stuck on there even when hitting it with a sledge hammer

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Make sure theres not a hidden bolt, or something, it should come off once all bolts are removed

[@raymondromero4558]

Nice swivel socket , don’t see many of those larger sizes in a swivel

[@alonsodlr426]

Una chulada Bro 👌

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Gracias!! 🙏

[@robertstewart1262]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@jackchai8639]

👍👍 help a lot for me

[@ben2426]

very good video

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Thanks for watching sir 🙏

[@adriancojocaru7446]

Thank you guys

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Thanks for watching sir 🙏

[@luisolaguez]

Muy buen video cuanto cobras por ese travajo

[@1966cambo]

why didnt you just get at it from the open side of the frame? seems like there is lots of access from that side or is it just looking that way in the video?

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

We tried everything, it might be the video 📹

[@scatter-vision21]

Do you ever have rusted trailer shock bolts I cannot get them loose?

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Yes i had one in this video

[@roylowery1329]

That's when you hit em with the torch!

[@TRUCKINGTIPSDIY]

Yes you can heat it with a torch, or just grind the bolt (cut it) and put a new bolt

[@huseyinkabanka5080]

Good job

[@mxr248]

Torching the bolts is so much faster.

[@zoltanliszkai2162]

Methodical