Replaced the other strut tonight. It was hard to get the ball off the hatch, and it wouldn't come off the strut, but I finally got it off. Put the new one on. The hatch now stays open when it's open, BUT still won't open correctly, there's nothing to give it that little push up when the key is turned or the lever is pulled in the car. Different mechanism maybe?
Job finished. Score +0.5 Stays open, but doesn't start opening correctly.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Strut p1
Picked up and installed the new strut for the rear hatch. Both the instructions, and a question from the clerk (just one?), said I should instill these in pairs. But, I ordered only one, as only one was not installed on my hatch. I assumed the other one was ok.
Installed the new strut, but there are two extra clips I couldn't figure out what to do with: they're like C-clips but made or wire and one end turns out 90degrees. No idea. So, I ignored them and installed everything else. New strut plus old strut is better, but still not enough to hold the hatch open. Going to order another $25 strut tomorrow.
The new strut had a new ball for the hatch side of the strut, but didn't have any screws to attach to the body side, and since my second strut was gone, I bought two new bolts and washers from the local ACE hardware. They worked fine, and I installed one new set on each side, with one old set (of the two that were on the original side) on each side.
SO, another strut another install. This one made slightly harder by having a strut already installed on the left side.
Ed
Installed the new strut, but there are two extra clips I couldn't figure out what to do with: they're like C-clips but made or wire and one end turns out 90degrees. No idea. So, I ignored them and installed everything else. New strut plus old strut is better, but still not enough to hold the hatch open. Going to order another $25 strut tomorrow.
The new strut had a new ball for the hatch side of the strut, but didn't have any screws to attach to the body side, and since my second strut was gone, I bought two new bolts and washers from the local ACE hardware. They worked fine, and I installed one new set on each side, with one old set (of the two that were on the original side) on each side.
SO, another strut another install. This one made slightly harder by having a strut already installed on the left side.
Ed
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