Get the struts at any auto parts store .......... they might need to order
them but they're generic.
Alternate check the archives for several slip over tube devises that allow
you to use old struts and lock the hatch open.\\

Stan Wilder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Kirk" <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal

> I need a pair myself. Currently using a pair of vise grip pliers on the
> metal part of the shaft to hold the entire weight of the hatch. Where did
> you get them and how much should I expect to pay?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:46 PM
> Subject: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
>
>
> > I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon.  Hooray, no more getting
> > bonked in the head!
> >
> > Anyway, I'm wondering how to dispose of the old ones safely.  They've
> > obviously still got pressure in them; while they wouldn't hold up the
> > hatch reliably, I can't compress them by hand.  The printing on both the
> > new and old struts says to refer to the disposal instructions, which of
> > course I don't have.
> >
> >
> > David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> > '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
> > '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel