[s-cars] Tailgate strut installed (+pic O day)

[Tom Green]

I thought you only had one good arm, Bill?  I am going to find a set  
of these struts before mine break something.  I think I will try  
Cody's install recommendation
and put them upside-down.

I think those "secret" flaps were held closed by a velcro tab, so it  
probably needs a new one.

Tom

On Apr 3, 2010, at 5:49 PM, bill mahoney wrote:

> S Men,
> FWLIW, I would say it goes down "easy enough" when testing with  
> buttdyno attached to my left arm.  In the video I closed it using  
> only my left arm as I shot the vid with my right. One strut by  
> iktself would not hold up the tailgate.  I'd say this version of  
> strut works VG.
> Good question on install w/cylinder up or down.. got me thinking  
> that I really wasnt sure since my tailgate had been replaced about 3  
> yrs. ago.  While I couldnt find a specific diagram in the bentley  
> book, Vol. III, 64-46 shows a pic of tailgate open with strut  
> cylinder in the bottom position.   Maybe someone who has never  
> messed with these struts could confirm proper placement... but for  
> now, I'll go with the Bentley pic since they're already positioned  
> as such anyhoo.
> and
> Here's my internet screen pic of the day:
> http://screencast.com/t/YTljYzI1M
> Bill~them was the daze~M
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
> One little side note about installing the struts. I'm told that they  
> should be installed with the cylinder up so that the oil inside  
> lubricates the shaft seal. If the shaft seal gets dry it will let  
> the gas charge escape. Makes sense to me so I have been following  
> that idea for a while now.
>
> -Cody (mobile)
>
> On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:50 PM, Thomas R Green <trgreen at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
>
> I was more interested in how easy it went down.  I put the Meisersatz
> struts on mine
> and they are too stiff.  You gotta get a good grip on the gate to pull
> it down and it
> makes this annoying squeal much of the time.  These were the cheapos
> from one
> of the usual online suppliers.
>
> I think it was Wheelman Levitt that educated the list on the two
> struts for the avant
> because he had a low ceiling and could not use the normal high lift
> cylinder.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 13:01:27 -0600
> From: bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com>
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> Okay then, so I just installed the $48, ethiopian, tasmanian tailgate
> struts.
> 10 minutes.
> No issues.  Appear to work great (so far).
> Here's how they opened the tailgate ... via their own push, with no
> help
> from me.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_4BcIzYeM
> I lubed them with this
> http://www.silchem.com/ss2000_IntroPage.htm
> Lift pretty fine to me.
> Now how do I get them now not so secret flaps to stay closed?
> ~No work day Bill M~
>
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