How to replace tailgate lift support struts?
Be sure to have a helper hold the weight of the door or use something sturdy to prop it open like a long piece of wood or a step ladder. For a few dollars in parts, why pay someone else do it when you can do it yourself! Loading…
Where to buy lift supports, gas springs and struts?
At Lift Supports Depot, our goal is to make searching for and purchasing the lift supports, gas springs, gas struts, and accessories you need easy and affordable. After 40 years in the retail auto parts business, we decided to open a family-run specialty automotive business focusing on lift supports.
Is there a lifetime warranty on gas struts?
Last but not least, from every lift strut and gas spring to the tiniest nylon end fitting, we offer a Limited Lifetime warranty for most of our products, so you can shop with total confidence. That’s the Lift Supports Depot difference. With the world’s largest lift support database, your search for the right part is over.
How do you remove a strut from a spring?
Remove the large nut on top of the strut with ratchet and socket combination, and hold the strut rod with a wrench just below the strut bearing. Make a note of the strut top plate rotation before removal and reinstall in the same position. The strut can now be removed from the spring while the spring is still compressed by the spring compressor.
When to replace tailgate lift support struts?
It’s critical that your trunk or tailgate lift support shocks work correctly for your personal safety. If your lift support shocks are defective or too weak to keep your trunk lid, liftgate or hatch up, be sure to replace them as soon as possible if you don’t want to have the lid to come crashing down on you and cause injury.
What should be the dimensions of liftgate struts?
Aftermarket struts should have the same end-to-end dimension, within a few millimeters, as your current ones. However, the attachment points may be a slightly different style. This allows the aftermarket manufacturer to use one strut to fit several different vehicles by simply packaging different adapters along with the strut.
How do you remove gas strut from tailgate?
Simply lift the metal clip and push the strut onto the stud. As a warning, you should remember to make sure that the metal clip is firmly in place so that the gas strut can’t come free. For struts with metal ball joints, you’ll need to remove the metal safety clip and then push the cup over the stud on the vehicle.
Can a box wrench be used to replace a liftgate strut?
An Allen wrench won’t work unless, of course, your strut uses Allen-head bolts. The replacement strut has a ball-and-socket-style attachment, so we simply threaded the ball stud into the threaded hole and tightened it with a box wrench.