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• Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:34:20 EDT
  ...Ed, depends on the struts. The ones I sell and use do not fly open. The hatch can be set at an opening you...
• Re: EV Poptop Struts Help
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 11:30:03 -0500
  The struts on my 95 EV-Winnebago are fairly anemic. They support the top OK, but there is no strength to spare. I suspect...
• Re: Hatch strut problem
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 17 May 1998 00:57:33 -0500
  I have a local source for tailgate struts at about $ 10 per side. This low price was granted me by a friend who gets...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:39:13 +0000
  Leaving the vectors, levers, analysis and math aside, let me give a minor real world example.  I replaced our Westy's failing struts with...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:21:05 -0600
  ...Drier. <Vanvw1@aol.com> wrote: > Planning on replacing the rear hatch struts on my 91 Carat soon. Any input > on brands and or vendors...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:38:22 -0500
  ...the hatch struts are new, Stabilus >brand from Van Cafe, hinges are lubed.. > >is there any adjustment to be made? - the struts are not...
• New Shocks Problem
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:51:20 EST
  ...Recently, I decided to install new strut mounts while I was redoing the front suspension on a 240. Suprisingly, the original struts and mounts...
• No best answer to Pop Top raise
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:47:09 -0800
  ...I think, most of us who would like to have a strut installed, would like to know which one to get, where, and how...
• Re: rear hatch gas shock lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 20:13:38 PDT
  ...I got my rear hatch struts, OEM, from Kyle at Volks Cafe (http://www.volks-motorsports.com). At the time they were $25 each...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 22:16:52 +0100
  ...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? > To make them last longer, manufacturers of such things > > recommend mounting them with the cylinder up...
• Re: poptop raise assist
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 07:39:08 -0500
  ...I may need a longer length strut because it looks like my rack plate is a little more forward than yours. Is the strut...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:05:07 -0700
  ...I ordered one of the poptop strut kits, followed the > instructions, and it turned out the struts that came with it > were shorter than...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 07:00:27 -0400
  ...Later I'll have to look closer for that 200N strut. I'm on my phone now and there is no "far right" ;) Roman...
• Re: It's the annoying little things...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:45:13 -0400
  ...take it off your old struts.... :) In a message dated 7/23/2015 11:41:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 18:25:20 -0400
  ...in the interim until I get another $40 to fix the struts... BTW, has anyone ever decided that the rear hatch should have a...
• Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 20:33:02 PDT
  Did? you mean you have one strut for the hatch that is heavy duty and one that is not and both were replacements??? So...
• Rear Hatch Material
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Fri, 20 May 2005 04:04:01 -0700
  ...The whole time the struts have been shot and I've been usiing the ViseGrip method of propping the hatch open. Considering what I...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:20:15
  >I had been looking all over town and throughout the net for a set of rear >hatch struts for my 83 Westy (no rear...
• Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:22:01 -0700
  ...What a lousy design. > > BUT, the Eurovan pop top has struts. I'll bet you can buy > Eurovan struts (or > generic struts and put...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:53:30 -0700
  ...I can't quite picture what I'd need to >>> mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to >>> struts, I...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:24:24 -0500
  > Bus Depot offers a set of heavy duty rear struts. They supposedly can hold open > the hatch even with a bike rack and bikes...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:40:28 EDT
  ...Also aren't the front springs on a syncro different because they mount to a plate on the front strut while the 2wd Vanagon...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:35:35 +0000
  ...Lubricate hinges to make sure that isn’t it.Change the struts left to right to see if that makes a difference. Change the...
• rear hatch struts report
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:09:47 -1000
  ...I considered getting the medium duty struts from Ken at Vanagain, but having had the heavy duty struts and liking the way they held...
• Re: Playing around with rear hatch carrier
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:38:23 -0300
  ...On 12-Jul-2015, at 21:33, Alistair Bell wrote: > It is and I am using the tube over the strut method of keeping...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:11:39 -0230
  ...I > ordered > > one of the poptop strut kits, followed the instructions, and it turned > out > > the struts that came with it were shorter than...
• Strut Bar Removal Tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:25:20 -0800
  ...If removing the strut bar on a Vanagon with the older style suspension, (has bolts/nuts holding strut bar to lower control arm), beware...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 31 May 2007 16:12:00 -0700
  ...I can't quite picture what I'd need to >> mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to >> struts, I...
• Rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:24:54 -0800
  ...When I got home my rear hatch struts did not work. They were new only a few months ago. I ordered new heavy duty...
• Re: Thanks, Bob..re Westphalian hatch fix.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:57:38 -0400
  ...Some years ago I used this method temporarily when the struts failed on my '84 7 passenger. The downside, for me, was when "others...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:12:58 -0700
  ...I can't quite picture what I'd need to >> mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to >> struts, I...
• Re: Coil springs for Macphearson struts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:37:40 -0600
  On Aug 5, 2011, at 8:22 PM, ron ourada wrote: > Does anyone know of a vendor for the coil part of Macphearson strut...
• Re: Suspander Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 16:39:09 -0500
  ...Yikes! I just purchased (phone/mail order) a pair of what I was told were reputable hatch struts from a place in upstate NY...
• Pop top gas strut assist for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:49:36 -0800
  ...the top reminded me that the Eurovan Winnebago conversion uses gas struts to help raise the top. It looks to me at first glance...
• Re: VANAGON REAR HATCH STRUTS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 00:16:18 -0500
  ...I discovered something during the swapout on an '89 and a '90 - if the right strut has only lost it's "lock" feature, but...
• Re: Exhaust struts
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Thu, 13 May 1999 17:15:30 -0700
  ...Exhaust struts > Volks -- Bentley shows three struts on the left-hand side exhaust for the > DigiJet. I have two: from bracket on collector pipe...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:43:27 +1300
  I see outfits advertising rebuilding of various gas struts. They're not made with rebuilding in mind, but that doesn't mean they can...
• re. Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:45:37 -0600
  ...non-stock struts that will work? Or do I need a spacer-type >tube that will slip on one of the struts and "lock...
• Re: pop top lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:48:26 -0700
  You're welcome Stuart. >Jack Bombay says the springs must be in good condition > when using his struts. Ah, ok. Interesting. I'm sure...
• Re: Poptop lift assist
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 18:14:41 -0700
  ...Including the heavy duty struts (they are hard to compress with no pop top load). A big recommendation from me too. I did make...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:09:46 -0700
  ...Mark neil n wrote: ... > > In hindsight, one could measure new rubber bushing and strut arm > diameters. Measuring length of old part should suffice. > > Neil...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:50:36 -0700
  ...Look for gas struts or something like that. > > Pensionerd. > > >
• 1st impression of my demo OME Shocks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 21:11:23 -0800
  ...I will have to measure these struts vs the Boge struts - they do look really close! These are pressurized just like the other shocks...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:52:18 -0500
  > The Vanagon comes with two different hatch struts...one is medium strength and > one is heavy duty. They do this to make it easy...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:17:39 +0000
  Joy, I did not have that occur when I added the struts, but my canvas is fairly new and i was meticulous about tightening...
• Re: Rear Hatch Material
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 20 May 2005 10:11:46 -0400
  I usd the poor man's solution for "fixing" my hatch struts. Put ellectrical conduit tubing around them, the tube slides down over the...
• Struttin' yer stuff
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:41:31 -0800
  ...You are going to figger out where to place the ends of those struts. First you'll need to decide how long the strut...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:46:33 -0400
  ...The cooling system is a crap design but great when it's working, and keeping up with broken exhaust struts and other exhaust stuff...
• Awning supported by jack brackets?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 22:46:24 -0700
  ...mount the support strut > clips to the Vanagon body (requiring 4 holes to be drilled!!) or continue > securing the support struts to the van...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 18:08:58 -0700
  ...a slot in it > to fit over the rod on the strut, and it will hold the hatch up just > fine. Just don't...
• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:23:13 -0700
  ...noisy hatch struts > > So, am I the only one who has experienced this problem?Noone has any > comments// > Is anyone getting this or my...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:14:46 -0700
  The brand "Strong Arm" (which is sold at Big A flaps in the NE) makes prefectly good hatch struts specifically Vanagons at about $25...
• Hatch struts and side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 11:26:17 -0400
  ...My hatch struts needs to be replaced, should I go to order some at a Canadian Tire store (about $25 each), or take from...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:04:11 -0400
  ...You can always have a spare ready if >>> that isn’t it. >>>> >>>> Or, try struts from one of your other vans and see if...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:03:37 -0400
  ...These struts are not expensive. $19.95 each for the heavy duty ones, $18.95 for the stock ones. They install in about two...
• Friend in Seattle want to buy his first Westy
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:09:52 -0800
  ...until the u-joints, 3k until the front wheel bearings and struts, 4k until 15" rims and Geolandar tires, 5k until the front heater...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:14:04 -0700
  ...You > would have to really put some weight on the hatch to bend anything. > I have two of the heavy duty struts on my...
• re. rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:38:02 -0600
  ...I while back I gathered up a bunch of new and used hatch struts (gas springs as they are properly known as) and measured...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:20:58 -0400
  Vice grips work just fine. ; ) Peace - donna '84 Westy (Pepe)
• Re: A few more pictures from this weekend
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:15:47 -0400
  As Joy noted, I've got a couple of extra air springs (gas struts) on the poptop to offset the weight of the Pak...