Removal Procedure

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Remove the air suspension system fuse.
Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
Raise and support the rear axle at the designed D-height. Refer to Trim Height Specifications .

NOTE: Depressurize the air suspension system only after the rear axle is supported and is set between D- Height and Full Jounce.

Depressurize the air suspension system. Refer to Air Suspension Depressurization Procedure .

IMPORTANT: There is a raised feature on the outer rim of the air spring top plate that denotes the anti rotation peg position.

Fig 1: Removing/Installing Air Spring

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Depress the antirotation peg (2) in the air spring top plate located in the upper spring seat.
With the anti rotation peg (2) depressed, rotate the air spring counterclockwise and remove the air spring from the upper spring seat.

Fig 2: Disconnecting Air Supply Line

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Disconnect the air supply line from the air spring in the following way:
- Push the air supply line into the air spring connection and hold in place.
- Depress and hold the air supply line collet (2) down.
- Remove the air supply line (1) from the air spring.

Fig 3: Removing/Installing Air Spring From Vehicle

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Remove the air spring from the vehicle.