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air shift problem on m35

dozer113

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On my duece when I activate the air shift the air bleeds pass the piston and vents out the top of my transfer case. Are there seals or o rings on the piston that would allow the air to pass bye? Any suggestions as to the cause of this problem?
 

gimpyrobb

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You have been warned, if it is that air valve that engauges the front axle, they SUCK to work on, no room AT ALL!
 

dozer113

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Yeah I worked on it a little and there is very little room. I pulled the top cover plate off the piston to make sure it was not stuck, everything looked fine and the piston did move, but your right, very tight quarters...
 

Bill W

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The piston on my airshift was put in backwards but the seal still held air barely
Heres a pic for reference ( remember the pic show a backward install thicker part of piston should face out). There is a guy on e-bay selling a kit for these ( $37.50 ) if you can't find just the seal
 

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Stretch44875

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If you grind flats on the outside of a socket, you can use the socket and a wrench to remove the nut that holds the piston on. Then the piston and cylinder can be removed.
 

m-35tom

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the cylinders on my air locker axles did the same thing after being in storage for years. i put some oil in the feed line and it fixed itself. almost the same arrangement, so i would certainly try that first.

tom
 
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