Date:         Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:41:35 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: sagging tail gate, no good deed unpunished
Comments: To: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com>
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I found that on cooler days, my semi new cartridges wouldn't work well
but on warm days, they did.

If one wraps the right amount of duct tape over the shock body, (and
has installed a piece of PVC close in ID to this body) the tape will
keep the PVC up and out of the way if need be.

Neil.



On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> Or pop one end of one strut off, slide on a pre-measured/pre-cut length
> of the proper diameter PVC, so that when you lift the hatch, the PVC
> slides down and you just let the strut tube bottom rest on the top edge
> of the PVC, holding the hatch up.


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Neil n

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