ARB Under Bonnet Air Compressor

Have you cleaned the filter under the black cover. I keep mine clean and haven't had a problem but I've heard that if they can't suck through it they get unhappy.

I don't know how unhappy or if that would blow fuses but something must have changed and I can't think what else. It'd take a long time to burn out brushes in one of those.

Dave

Hello Matt,
Easiest thing first, after the fuse and before the compressor look for rub marks on the wire, anything that could be causing a short to the vehicles body.
Next thing, look for rub marks after the fuse and between the black and red wires. Again, anything that could be causing them to short together.
Next thing, are you able to wind the compressor over by hand? No power just good old fashioned finger pressure. If by some chance the compresor has siezed it would blow fuses. Looking at mine, there are 4 hex head bolts holding a pressed metal cover onto the compressor housing. Take the cover off and give it a spin. No spin, rebuild kit.
Last and the most expensive, the motor is shot. If all of the aove is Not the problem then a fair bet the motor is. Get a quote from ARB and go from there.

Geoff.

Had the same thing happened to mine eventually the con-rod split. had to put a piston kit through it $70 approx. I'd try looking at that. take off the black cover plate & inspect your con-rod & rotate the compressor by hand.

If it has an inline fuse in the cheap black plastic holder, then look at the internal connection points - these make for a high resistance joint in many cases. I replaced mine with a blade fuse holder and the compressor has never blown a fuse since. Just my thoughts.

Thanks All,
I will try all your suggestions over the weekend I guess the worst case is having the thing re-built for $70 and the worst worst thing is getting a Bushranger Max Air replacement as an early Christmas Prezzie….oh did I say Worst Worst thing!! Ha Ha. Thanks again gents.

Matt

Put a bigger fuse in? What a joke! A fuse is there to prevent damage being done, and/or a fire being started.

Unbelieveble the stories from these so called experts.

i had the same problem with mine took it to arb ho in melb complaining about it popping fuses they said bring it in (remove no 1)took it in they tested it and said couldnt fault it reinstall 2 days later it popped another fuse back to arb they said it must be a wiring fault in my 100 series(as if!)took car in to show them came back to me stating no faults founnd with wiring so out it came again(mind u not easy getting it out from behind 3rd battery)this time they said they found burnt pieces of plastic floating around in it so they allegedly replaced all reqd bits so in it goes again and guess what! shortly after it bleep fuses again!!this time when i went back i used a few *@#$%!^&#s and gave it back to them 2 days later they rang me and said it was ready picked it up and asked what they found this time response was they had a large batch of faulty armatures(the laquer they used went soft when it warmed up copper moved and shorted out thus popping fuse)but when it cooled copper went back into shape and laquer rehardened so eventually they worked it out but they also told me with a straight face not to pump tyres up with it!!! i asked why do they sell pump up kits to suit them if u cant use it to reinflate tyres?????????????