Aftermarket Print Catalog - FSIP

AIRIDE AIR SPRINGSAir SpringWarrantyEvaluationCriteriaFirestone air springs are designedto provide years and thousands ofmiles of trouble free service. Thedurability of Firestone air springs issuch that they will often outlast othermaintenance items on yoursuspension, such as bushings,shocks, leveling valves or regulators.Airide ® springs by Firestone arewarranted to be free of materialdefects and/or workmanship forvarious periods of time, dependingupon the application. Freereplacements may be provided by theoriginal manufacturer, manufacturer’srepresentative or dealer, or by anyFirestone air spring distributor. Alllabor and incidental costs associatedwith replacing the defective air springare the responsibility of the purchaser,or end user.Firestone Industrial ProductsCompany offers a complete line ofAiride springs, with replacementsprings available for virtually everyvehicular air suspension system.Since each individual air spring isclosely examined and pressure testedat the factory, the vast majority ofpremature failures and consequentwarranty returns are found not to bedefective, but fail because of abusecaused by other problems associatedwith the suspension.Before you install a new air spring,you should carefully examine the oldone to determine what caused it tofail. If it was due to a defect in thesuspension system, then the new airspring will also fail unless you correctthe problem.The information on the next twopages was developed to illustrate thetypes of failures that may occur, andto assist you in determining the causeand corrective action required.232