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Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:08:29 -0500
VW started using a "weaker" left strut so that the hatch would stay in any position placed. It seems that short people were complaining...
Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:32:56 -0100
> Anyone has for sale the struts that hold open the rear gate for 1987-90 > Vanagon? I need about 6 of them. The rear...
Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:13:49 EST
In a message dated 3/7/02 12:19:56 PM, developtrust@COX.NET writes: << BUT, the Eurovan pop top has struts. I'll...
How long do gas struts last in storage?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:48:07 -0700
Hi All, Wondering how long one should expect gas struts such as those used on rear hatches and hood last in storage? Thinking of...
Re: hatch strut problems
Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
Sat, 16 Sep 2000 09:53:12 -0600
My OEM hatch struts were working fine. I bought BD "heavy duty" stuts on the endorsement Ron gave them on the list. One is...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:28:20 -0400
...Both struts. > > The struts I used are from mc master Carr. Listed here on this Samba > thread. > > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic...
hatch struts: INSTALLED!
Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
Thu, 2 Jan 97 11:50:22 -0600
i just installed the struts over lunch break. here's the results: what was *on* the van were 2 high pressure struts! only one...
Front Mounted Rack-here's an easier solution!!
Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 00:05:20 EDT
...Basically you just have to have the struts held up by the pieces of PVC on each strut. Let me know if you want...
Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 13:11:05 -0600
Mark, I've tried both VW's and Bus Depot's hatch struts. Our VW dealer sells for $30 each (used to be $60...
re: Another Hatch Strut Q
Historical mailing list
10 Apr 96 13:44:00 EDT
...The strut is selected by the rear gate designer based upon the lifting points (where the strut attaches) and the weight of the gate...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 07:27:47 -0700
...Regarding the 240-pound struts you mention, is that 240 pounds each, or 240 pounds total for the pair? I wouldn't want one...
Re: Hatch Struts for 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 May 1996 01:23:04 -0400
Doug - I have had Suspander (Aut-Fit) Struts on my 80 Vanagon now goin' on 3 years with no problems. They did have a...
Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:01 -0800
I saw that on the hatch struts I replaced, on had two indented rings around the casing where the seal is and the other...
Re: Some kind of shelf?
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:03:19 -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: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:53:46 -0700
...And when he opened the rear hatch, no matter how good the struts were, that piece of tubing went onto one of the struts...
Re: Help with pop top struts
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 5 May 2022 12:03:30 -0700
hi Eric, I'd think your struts are too strong, installed by a much younger/stronger man :-) If you can't adjust them then...
Re: Poptop Lift Assists
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Thu, 2 Jul 2015 07:33:31 -0400
Patti, I installed the JB struts last weekend and I’m a happy camper. The install was straightforward and very easy. I have the...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:58:41 -0700
Thanks for the links to adjustable struts. As you say, those are not so much adjustable as "reducible." That is, the force can only...
Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:32:56 -0400
> I start with one new medium strength one, then test each > strut individually on the van, and replace the weaker one. As a general...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:19:21 -0600
I have wondered if this was the thing to do BEFORE your struts go bad - to keep them from getting that way. Anybody care...
Re: Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:15:16 -0400
...Pull the circlip on the hatch strut (the thin silver side) and slide the pvc over the strut. Now when you open the hatch...
Re: Rear Hatch struts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:00:56 -0800
for rear hatches with no extra weight on them, I sure would not use 2 of the stiffer struts - makes it too hard to...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:21:55 -0700
...What with the relative positions of the hinge, the strut attachment point, Ollie's grasping hand, and the changing strut angle.... :-) Alistair > On Mar...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:47:31 -0500
...Maybe the support has helped preserve the struts...dunno. I have the original struts from when we got her 3 years ago. Here are...
Re: Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:01:18 -0600
Here's a solution that does not require replacing the struts at all: Get a piece of 3/4" PVC conduit. With the hatch...
Re: rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:28:31 -0700
...rear hatch struts >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 18:06:42 -1000 > >So, awhile back we had this discussion about rear hatch struts... at...
Re: Hatch Strut Pain
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:01:55 -0700
Theres an exact length, I forget what it is, but I noticed that schedule 80 pvc wouldn't fit over my hatch strut but...
Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:41:39 -0400
The rear hatch struts on my 91 are FREE from a donor Volvo in the junk yard. M On 6 Mar 2002 at 15...
Re: SA HD Spring Rates
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:16:51 -0400
I was always under the impression that the vanagon has upper and lower control arms, not struts. Unless you are referring to the strut...
pop top struts cable fitting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:27:01 -0700
I took 2 pics of cable fitting installed on old strut assembly I have. Have I got it right Neil, the swaged fitting shown...
Boge hatch struts
Historical mailing list - .
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 18:48:37
For all those requesting info on struts: 291927, and 291935 Boge hatch struts $16.95 each plus 5.95 shipping and 2.89 tax...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:09:47 -0400
...I currently have two of the "strong" BD struts on it but they're more than a decade old. Stephen Mobile > On Jun 23...
Re: rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:32:20 -0400
...Does anybody > have a substantial weight on the hatch, AND > struts strong enough to hold it up? I have had customers tell me that...
Re: EV Poptop Struts Help
Historical mailing list - Richard M. Schermerhorn
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:34:09 -0700
The struts on my 95 EV Camper hold the top up with no problem. I have a Yakima rack mounted and it doesn't...
Re: Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list - jthomas2
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:01:59 -0800
...I got tired of banging my head and the expense and trouble of replacing those struts, and got a piece of 1/2" dowel...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:19:26 -0500
...Hatchback struts Mmm, I'm not sure about that Greg. What with the relative positions of the hinge, the strut attachment point, Ollie's...
Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:03:03 -0400
...Re: [VANAGON] rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working > RE: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped workingI would be concerned about > this...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:31:29 -0300
...Both struts. >> >> The struts I used are from mc master Carr. Listed here on this Samba >> thread. >> >> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic...
Another strut use.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:16:33 -0700
Coincidentally to the recent hatch strut discussion, today I got another one of my Chinese mail deliveries. I'm totally hooked on small purchase...
Re: Installing Rear Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:32:22 -0800
...Change one strut at a time. Use a tiny screwdriver to remove the circlip on the chassis end of the strut being careful not...
Re: rear hatch struts, color + friday
Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:47:29 -0400
...When I tried on both new struts delivered by TBD, even I had problems closing the hatch. So, I checked both old struts and...
Re: Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:08:37 -0700
Rocky Mtn Motorworks (1-800-258-1996) has separate L/R struts for mid82-88 Vanagons without wiper. For all other, a single strut...
Re: major hatch strut question, PVC STRUT
Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
Sun, 6 May 2001 00:38:40 -0400
Volks, Mark is going nuts over me just sending him the .pdf file from Karl Bloss' web page about the PVC strut support. Have...
Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:21:11 -0500
Get the struts at any auto parts store .......... they might need to order them but they're generic. Alternate check the archives for several...
radius/strut removal
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Wed, 7 Oct 2015 17:13:09 -0400
...The radius arm/strut screws directly into the lower control arm. I don't see a way to remove the strut to replace the...
Re: Rear hatch struts
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:04:58 -0800
...When I bought my rear hatch rack, Gary sent me a PVC tube that fits over the strut. It can be put in place...
Hatch struts- take the pressure off
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:15:00 -0600
There is a quick way to relieve the burden on those struts using a small diameter of PVC or two push rod tubes from...
Re: rear hatch struts report
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:39:40 -1000
Actually, the bd heavy duty struts I just installed are just about perfect... nice and stiff, but not too stiff. No need to combine...
Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 08:49:03 -0700
...I currently have two of the > "strong" BD struts on it but they're more than a decade old. > > Stephen > > Mobile > > > On Jun 23...
Some kind of shelf?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 31 May 2007 12:08:38 -0700
When the poptop is up, I'd like to hang a shelf between the top's upper struts -- a flat piece of wood, maybe...
Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:48:45 -0700
...Strange Hatch Struts Problem resolved. The vendor has issued a call tag to have the struts picked up and returned at their expense, full...
Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 02:17:01 EDT
In a message dated 98-06-08 20:03:26 EDT, you write: << Anyone has for sale the struts that hold open the rear...
front struts
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:07:08 -0500
What is the consensus are KYB's the best struts for the money?
Circlip for hatch struts
Historical mailing list - David M
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:23:22 +0000
Went to replace my hatch struts and the circlips broke upon removal.Did not get new ones with the replacement struts.Does anyone know...
Re: Best Hatch Struts???
Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:37:16 EDT
Bus Depot and AVP both have struts in the $20 range. At this price, I don't see why anyone puts up with bad...
rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:06:58 -0700
The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up yesterday. It seems like they went from 'working 100%' to not...
Re: Rear hatch strut support
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 18:25:51 -0800
...Rear hatch strut support > > I just heard from Gary Lee re: the rear hatch strut support. > > > > PVC Electrical conduit, or similar. 3/4" ID...
An idea for lifting the front of a Syncro.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 22:15:03 -0700
...The trick that I always use on VW Golf struts doesn't work with the Syncro struts. To lift the rear of a Golf...
Rear Hatch Struts
Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:10:19 -0700
Hello All It is my understanding that the struts for rear hatch are not the same on both side, for hatches that have the...
rack and struts
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 23:04:57 -0500
Anyone got a GOOD used power steering rack or front struts for sale? Joel