Hole drilled struts: The problem is that while it works for you and the other's in your family who know about it, it doesn't work for the friendly neighbor who helps you one day by shutting the hatch. Of course, if the cotter pin is small enough, it just shears, and no other damage is done, so you just keep a supply of spares. For many years, I used an after market prop on the struts (mentioned elsewhere at about $5 each). This worked fine even though many folks shut the hatch without knowing about the modification. These things are designed to temporarily deform under stress and pop away from the strut. However, I was finally able to find replacement struts at my FLAPS for about $40 each. It is a real luxury to be able to close the hatch with one hand again! Now someone posted that JCWhitney has the replacement struts for far less than the $40 that I paid. Mike
Michael A. Radtke - Z74 Voice: 602-862-4897 Bull FAX: 4853 13430 N. Black Canyon Hwy. Phoenix, AZ 85029 Email: m.radtke@bull.com
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