I’m finally getting to things on my long car maintenance to-do list, and rehabbing the RAS compressor dryer is one of them. Lottsa fun. I must have mounted the compressor while the fender liner was out. I didn't realize what a b---- it would be take the damn thing out again. Here’s a bunch of photos for a show and tell and ask etc session.
The first photo shows the o-ring where the dryer attaches to the compressor assembly and also shows one of the rubber pieces I used for a cheap anti-vibration cushion.
The second photo shows a curious retainer piece in the end that the air line attaches too. The white stuff under the black cross seems to be some kind of fine mesh to act as a final filter stage. The retainer piece sits in the black hole but doesn’t seem to do anything. All of the plastic seems to be one piece (or fused together), so the retainer piece seems to have no purpose unless the black cross comes out. Any idea what the retainer piece is for? Judging from the rust, I’d guess my dryer was long overdue for a rehab.
The next photo shows the metal piece and filter material holding back the beads after taking the spring out. Again, lots of rust/corrosion.
Here’s a photo of the beads still in the dryer. Based on what I’ve seen elsewhere, I would’ve figured they’d be worse.
Here’s a photo of the beads in their baking dish. (Mmmm, baked beads.) I guess the idea is to get them more white/blue. I read somewhere where they used 250F for three hours, though I think someone else said to use the lowest heat possible. My oven is doing about 170F right now. Any suggestions?
For the sake of completeness, here’s a photo of the filter at the compressor end of the dryer. Not sure what the brown spot is. You can also see the side of the other filter that was against the metal piece with the holes in it. I had to carefully peel it off of the rusty area. Hopefully I can clean it up a bit. The other side of that filter looks the same as the one still in the dryer but without the brown spot. Would it be worth going out to get some paint for the metal piece with the holes in it? or doing something else to it after cleaning it up?
The first photo shows the o-ring where the dryer attaches to the compressor assembly and also shows one of the rubber pieces I used for a cheap anti-vibration cushion.
The second photo shows a curious retainer piece in the end that the air line attaches too. The white stuff under the black cross seems to be some kind of fine mesh to act as a final filter stage. The retainer piece sits in the black hole but doesn’t seem to do anything. All of the plastic seems to be one piece (or fused together), so the retainer piece seems to have no purpose unless the black cross comes out. Any idea what the retainer piece is for? Judging from the rust, I’d guess my dryer was long overdue for a rehab.
The next photo shows the metal piece and filter material holding back the beads after taking the spring out. Again, lots of rust/corrosion.
Here’s a photo of the beads still in the dryer. Based on what I’ve seen elsewhere, I would’ve figured they’d be worse.
Here’s a photo of the beads in their baking dish. (Mmmm, baked beads.) I guess the idea is to get them more white/blue. I read somewhere where they used 250F for three hours, though I think someone else said to use the lowest heat possible. My oven is doing about 170F right now. Any suggestions?
For the sake of completeness, here’s a photo of the filter at the compressor end of the dryer. Not sure what the brown spot is. You can also see the side of the other filter that was against the metal piece with the holes in it. I had to carefully peel it off of the rusty area. Hopefully I can clean it up a bit. The other side of that filter looks the same as the one still in the dryer but without the brown spot. Would it be worth going out to get some paint for the metal piece with the holes in it? or doing something else to it after cleaning it up?
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