Theres an exact length, I forget what it is, but I noticed that schedule 80
pvc wouldn't fit over my hatch strut but rigid schedule 40 would fit, then I
realized I have two different struts, both original, one heavy duty and thus
thicker, and one lighter and thinner. And Voila, the schedule 80 pvc fits
over the lighter strut. So now I have both sides covered.

>From: Dave Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
>Reply-To: Dave Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Hatch Strut Pain
>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:01:11 -0400
>
>Remember the emergency weak strut fix:
>
>Take a piece of 1/2" PVC pipe the right length and cut a slot down one side
>to fit over the strut rod when extended.
>Keep it in the back near at hand and resolve each time you put it in to
>order replacement struts from Ken or Ron.
>
>Dave
>90 Westy (now I can do chin-ups on the open hatch with the new struts...)
>
>
>
>At 10:18 PM 6/27/01 -0400, Vicki Derrer wrote:
>>"You
>>haven't experienced pain until you have walked into the edge of the
>>hatch that you didn't notice had dropped down six inches since you
>>walked under it the last time!"
>>
>>     April, 2001...  The ER...My boyfriend was even reluctant to accompany
>>me
>>inside, for fear of being accused of battering.  "How did this happen?"
>>they
>>asked.  "I walked into the open back hatch of my VW camper," I replied
>>earnestly.  Eleven stitches for me and some raised eyebrows from the
>>nurses.
>>
>>Vicki in NC (my bangs will hide the scar)

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