Overview of air-spring strut

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Fig 1: Identifying Air-Spring Strut Components

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Top part of air-spring strut with residual pressure retaining valve without plug connection (a/f 12). (The adapter 1- T10157/1 is fitted to the residual pressure retaining valve before the air-spring strut is filled.)
Compressed gas bottle with pressure gauge unit 00000 (The required pressure is set on the compressed gas 2- bottle using the commercially available pressure gauge unit. The compressed gas bottle is filled with Argon or Corgon!)
Air-spring filling unit VAS 6231 00000 (The air-spring strut can be filled with individual pressure shots using the 3- air-spring filling unit.)
Adapter T10157/1 (The adapter T10157/1 is fitted to the residual pressure retaining valve before the air-spring strut 4- is filled.)