Gas lift spring failure...need new supplier...

[Classic Finn]

Ohh and Dave dont talk to any engineers

[Nitetimes]

Thanks for putting up with my rant!!!...Juneaudave

Hey, that's what we're here for..moral support and of course a bit of light hearted razzin' once in a while!

[Classic Finn]

Well crud...I mounted up the gas springs to the hatch this morning while getting all excited about planning and building the galley. I've been holding off on building the galley till the hatch was in place and the gas lifts were operational....keep in mind...being an engineer, these lifts were carefully selected for location and lift capacity...they were test fit...and sized based on accurate measurements with a fish scale (Ok, I guessed)!!!!



The installation went without a hitch!!! Once mounted...a single lift of the finger raised the hatch and held it firmly in place!!! Ah hah, I cried!!! Eureeka...I've struck the delicate balance between lift and closure...Wait till the better half gives it a try and reeks praises upon my skills!!!

The better half got home from work tonight...and I quickly ushered her into the garage where whe could see first hand the fruits of my labor. I was confident that she would go to the back of the Tear and (to her surprise) be able to raise the hatch with a flick or her delicate hand...

Not to be....

In the course of a day...one of the gas lifts failed...and the other ain't enough...

Question...who has a reliable supplier of gas lifts that have stood the test of time??? These were from Austin Hardware before they changed there website and pricing structure????

Dave I have 5 inches below the hinge and 3 inches from the edge at the bottom portion. Also there is a thread also on this. If I remember correctly Grant also gave his view on this.

And Sonetpro and TonyJ as well as Danny assisted me on it. Ohh and Andrew. But I had to do the install since non of the above live close to me

[Classic Finn]

Thanks for putting up with my rant!!!...Juneaudave

Hey, that's what we're here for..moral support and of course a bit of light hearted razzin' once in a while!

Dave I want to you to know I not only ranted with mine but I also said the perdiest words that ever developed in Finnish as well as Swedish.

[Classic Finn]

Here,s the entire Gas shock Blues and Gas Shock Rock about my install story


http://tnttt.com/viewto ... gas+shocks


Hope all this helps because I definitely know how you feel. And there were no engineers nearby

[schaney]

Dave, I've always got my gas lift shocks from McMaster-Carr , just search on "gas shocks". They have a good section on calculating the correct pressure for a given application. Also as others have noted, they do lose pressure the colder it gets.

[Classic Finn]

Dave, I've always got my gas lift shocks from McMaster-Carr , just search on "gas shocks". They have a good section on calculating the correct pressure for a given application. Also as others have noted, they do lose pressure the colder it gets.

Just a note on these shocks losing pressure. The weather here is about the same as in Alaska and no problems with the shocks and basically my tear is sitting outside under a heavy duty tarp porta garage.

No problems as of yet.

Classic Finn