ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL NEW AIRBAGS.
THANKS
Airbag Install
You need to wait for the capacitors in the system to power down completely, when you disconnect the battery be sure to disconnect both battery terminals too. The reason you need to wait is it takes less then 3 v with no amperage to detinate the bags. if you get an arch from a still charged capacitor BANG your air bag could explode in your hands possibly removing them from the arms they were once attached to. Air bags are explosives so handle them with caution.
The control unit is usually located under the center consol near the rear.
The control unit is usually located under the center consol near the rear.
pretty much did, start by disconnecting the battery, go slam a Root beer come back and start by disconnecting the old connectors, remove the couple of bolts holding them in lift the old bags out drop the new ones in ,put the bolts back in. finish up in the interior, go connect the battery back up. With your door open reach in from under the steering wheel and turn your key on if they dont go bang your all good.
You will need a special tamper proof torx socket to remove the air bag bolts and 3 of the diagnostic sensor unit bolts. I thing its a T50 or T55 tamper proof bit.
You will need a special tamper proof torx socket to remove the air bag bolts and 3 of the diagnostic sensor unit bolts. I thing its a T50 or T55 tamper proof bit.
lol, youll be fine, like NISTECH said, reach around under the wheel and turn it on the first time, so if somehow they would manage to trigger, you would be out of their path
quick question: what does triger the airbags, is there a shock sensor that detects sudden deceleration in the control unit, or what
quick question: what does triger the airbags, is there a shock sensor that detects sudden deceleration in the control unit, or what
yeah, lol ive done them in school last year, we unhooked the batery (ground only) pulled the fuse to the airbag control unit (im not sure if 240's have a fuse, but NISTECH didnt tell you to pull one, so dont worry about it)it took like 10 minutes to get the screws from the back out, then we unhooked the airbag, lol not very cautious
btw that was in a buick
btw that was in a buick
240kid wrote:lol, youll be fine, like NISTECH said, reach around under the wheel and turn it on the first time, so if somehow they would manage to trigger, you would be out of their path
quick question: what does triger the airbags, is there a shock sensor that detects sudden deceleration in the control unit, or what
The sensor under the grille is a satelite sensor, the one under the center console has the G force sensor in it. This sensor detects rapid deceleration, like 15mph per second or some strange number like that will cause the bags to detinate. On newer vehicles there are variables to when and how a bag is detinated, but on cars like yours its pretty much determined just by the sensor under the center console.
I have seen and heard of incedents where the bags have deployed on technicians and other service personnel that would blow your mind.couple examples here, Years ago around late 80's I worked for a goodyear store, one of the techs was hunkered over the steering wheel working on the steering coloum in a cadillac when he peirced one of the airbag wires and BANG he go blown back into his seat and had a rough time regaining his ability to breath.Another incedent I heard about was 2 guys I worked with in a nissan dealer where working on an airbag system in a altima I think it was . One of them was in the drivers seat doing something and the other was working with the control unit under the center consule,key was on, he lifted the control unit up and tilted it sideways and BANG the guy in the drivers seat got hit by it left a pretty good laceration in his face and he couldnt hardly hear for 3 days. last one here I heard in tech school an xterra was in for a rattle while driving and the tech was struggling to find this rattle so the service manager got in volved and they decided the best way to find this rattle was to have the service manager climb into the truck and raise him up on a rack while the tech used a hammer underneath to recreate the rattle, well the service manager is in the car with the windows up and his ears tuned in to find even the slightes noises when bang all the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners go off. gotta laugh at that last one just imagining the boss up in the air in the car your working on and you hear the explosion and realize you just set all the explosives off in the car. You stand there trying to decide"do I let the car down and see if hes ok or do leave him there lock up my box and go home?"