bhensarl

Just wondering if anybody's got these part numbers handy. I need a new one (luckily insurance is buying it and not me) but my wrench can't seem to find the parts number. TIA
Brian

garrett376

send me your old ones if you don't need 'em anymore... I'll pay shipping!!

bhensarl

Did you have one go bad, Garrett? I was thinking about holding on to it and seeing if I couldn't get the old "compressed air" trick to unstick it just in case I needed it in the future, but if you need one right now you can have it.
Brian

springer3

Brian:

Send it to me! I work with accelerometers, and have some expertise (OK, lower ignorance) in this area. I think I may be able to figure out how the PDAS accelerometers work, and possibly figure out how to fix them. I may also be able to locate a workable replacement for a much better price than the dealers are asking.

I would not fiddle with the crash sensors, because you really don't want a spurious air bag deployment. If I understand the PDAS, accelerometer failure is not catastrophic, but economical rebuilt or aftermarket replacements are needed.

I will ship it to Garrett as soon as I am finished!

Scamper

Hi Springer, did you ever figure out how the accelerometers work/how to fix them.....any other alternatives to them??

springer3

I never got my hands on one. From what I have read about them here, they appear to be nothing more than a switch that triggers above a certain acceleration level. If that is the case, a few shots of compressed air and some cleaning with electrical contact cleaner should get them working like new.

Scamper

I think I need to clean mine, so that will be this weekends job!

Are there any alternatives (other than OEM replacements)? Can they be removed/bypassed (probably not) without any adverse effects?

Bates

I fixed mine by opening it and spraying it with an electric cleaner.

aeroman

You can buy them for $100 bucks plus shipping if you know where to look.