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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:33:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: rear hatch struts
Comments: To: Ryan <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <COL0-DAV22DDABB54EA85F72B310BFDF800@phx.gbl>
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At 4/10/2009 02:00 AM, Ryan wrote: >Might I suggest the ghetto strut fix, a 3/4" piece of PVC pipe, the exact >length eludes me, but it's in the 8" range. Slide piece over the end of one >strut, when opening the hatch the pvc pipe slides down over wide part of >strut and acts as a "prop stick". To close just slide piece over fat end of >strut and close. Not elegant but wicked cheap, < $2.

It was pointed out during an earlier thread on this subject that if you forget you have the hatch propped open and really try to close it you may bend something really really expensive to fix. $20 for a strut is cheap.

Rob becida@comcast.net


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