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

[Douglas Fifield]

When you find a source, would you post it?  I need to replace mine.  Thnx..

D.

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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>
>> Subject: [s-cars] Tailgate strut installed
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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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Douglas in MN
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