I have wondered if this was the thing to do BEFORE your struts go bad - to keep them from getting that way. Anybody care to venture an opinion? Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Lucky" AKA "Iron Igloo" >Here's a solution that does not require replacing the struts at all: > >Get a piece of 3/4" PVC conduit. With the hatch open and held by a helper, >measure the distance between the point where the hatch strut attaches to >the bus and the opening in the housing where the metal rod goes into the >strut housing. Subtract about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, measure the PVC conduit to >that length, and cut with a hacksaw. Pop the circlip that holds the >hatchstrut to the bus, slide the cut PVC piece over the metal strut rod, >and reattach the rod and circlip. When you open the hatch the PVC falls >into place to take the weight of the hatch. To close, lift the hatch a bit >and slid the PVC up over the strut body and let the hatch fall. Not >factory, but it works. > >Alan Bosch >& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) - with a hatch erectile support :o) >Rochester, NY > > > > >Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> on 02/14/2000 >04:43:58 PM > >Please respond to Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM> > >Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >cc: >Subject: Hatch Struts > > >Once again, I got overwhelmed by info from the archives (BTW, can you do >compound searches?), so a quickie... > >What are the best replacement hatch struts, without breaking the bank? >Are the ones from the FLAPS good enough? > >Chers! >Keith in his 86 Westy WBX > |
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