Kevin

The red paint was part/tighten markings.. Similar to Borg Warner 3K green paint on the compressor wheel nuts..

nuclearfishin

Quick question -- I just finished bleeding the cylinders and everything works great, nice even extension on both sides. So, I mount everything back on the car (except I didn't screw the wing on yet), I just wanted to make sure the cylinders still extend correctly once mounted. When I push the button I get the spoiler error. The cylinders aren't extending. The fuse is good. What's the next step, the micro-switch on the cylinder? I assume the wing not being mounted wouldn't affect the cylinders going up, but maybe that's a bad assumption? If I press the button in the car, should I hear the pump cycle? It's also possible I got air in the lines as I had to loosen and tighten the ends slightly to adjust which direction the lines went. If I got air in the lines, shouldn't I still be able to hear the pump cycle on or off? Thanks!

Kevin

John, so on the bench everything is working correctly (statement).. You just loosened the banjo fitting enough to turn the lines>>that's not enough to matter. Yes, the micro switches will impact the movement. Did you connect your limit switches correctly>>they have seated and make contact? The wing doesn't effect the pump operation.

nuclearfishin

Ok, so I have it back together and working great now! It was operator error after the bench test--I took one of the banjo bolts off to re-bleed one of the lines and didn't check it again. When I took it off this afternoon to troubleshoot, it sounded like I was opening a nice cold soda. DOH! After bleeding again everything is back together and working the way it should, and dry as a bone with no leaking. Thanks Kevin!

Kevin

Glad you have it up and running!

Another "Save the Whale Tail" LOL

Kevin

Bump for those that are having wing problems

lliejk

I plan on checking what my wing failure is when the cold weather hits. I am pretty sure the hydraulics are toast, but I will go though the bleed/fill process and check the microswitches before I tear it out.

If it is toast, I ma going to go this route, The electric alternative is cool, but I don't mind doing maintenance so even if these fail at some future point, since the design allows for R&R, I am in synch with this approach.

Probably be sending you some hydraulics soon Kevin. As for anyone who spends the time to develop something that helps us as owners, I am appreciative

Ed

ThomasShawn

very small leak on driver's side. small drop of fluid that wipes away and returns after a few days or a week of driving.
My plan was to simply drive it till it fails then send them on to you. I assume there's no harm in this plan?

nzskater

The only real issue is that they can fail when the wing is down, and getting it up can be an absolute ball ache and might result in damage to the decklid (ask me how I know... ). If it was me doing it again, I'd replace/repair before failure.

lliejk

God point NZ. Any tips in how to avoid screwing up the lid if that happens (which I think is what I am facing).

Ed

nzskater

I wonder if you could disassemble the unit under the decklid enough so as to remove the vacuum that prevents you from manually lifting the wing? The problem is that with it all connected you are fighting to get any space to lift it up and get the tool in there. I paid my OPC to do it (wrong move) and they seem to have been unable to get the wing up enough to turn the tool and not hit the decklid.

In this situation you're also creating a ton of pressure that would release as you remove the wing from the uprights/mount points. Definitely a two person job.

lliejk

If I understand the mechanics correctly, there is a big *** spring that pushes the wing down, and the hydraulics push the wing up. So getting the wing up under that load is the issue.

Someone must have had to deal with this already, unless everyone sent it to a shop to get done.

Ed

Kevin

The solution is easy. Refill and bleed the system. Your hydraulics will work UNLESS you break the drive block in the pump assy. Disconnect the pump assy if you don't have the time to refill/bleed the system. This is done so that you don't damage your pump.
Read my post #10 for instructions.

ThomasShawn

so, in that case you're saying it's. ok to drive it till it fails. then disconnect the pump assembly and remove. send to you and you're good.

psk278

I fixed mine after it failed without any issues. Take the pressure out of the cylinder, lift the wing and put wedges underneath it.