Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - Printable Version

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - MARKGMC3 - 06-21-2016

(06-20-2016, 08:03 AM)Chester Stone Wrote:  Here are photos of the tool you can make to replace your gas springs or struts for the engine door.

Chester
That is the same tool I used...sometimes a guy has to use what's available.

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - pairodice - 07-08-2016

I don't think the pipe clamp thing will fit in the confined space of the water bay... Worth running to Horrible freight and trying though... $9.99 each not sure if it includes the pipe for that price though...

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - Chester Stone - 07-09-2016

The pipe tool in the photos I posted are for the back engine bay door and not for the bays on the side of the coach such as the water bay door.

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - pairodice - 07-09-2016

I found an aluminum 36" clamp at H freight that I think will work - worth a shot for $10...
I still have to do the engine lid shocks so will use it for those...

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - pairodice - 07-10-2016

Ok went to Horrible Freight and found 24", 36" and longer aluminum clamps.  I tried the 24" but it was 1 inch too short for the bay door springs.  So I cut off the 36" just a little longer than needed to hold the spring (almost cut it too short).  I drilled some 1/2" holes as Chester suggested on both wnds to hold the shock.  Tied a zip tie behind the sliding clamp so it would not try to get smaller when shoving the device into the small space.  I installed the rear spring mount and then put the clamp device on the spring.  To my surprise it was fairly easy to clamp down.
I'm going to get a bigger clamp to tackle the engine bay door springs next!
Karen was overjoyed that it worked... Well she said 'yay' ... And went back to reading her book...

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RE: Bay Door Spring / Strut / Shock install help needed - pairodice - 04-07-2019

Update to this thread: here is the part number I ended up using (just ordered 4 more) - these seem to fit most of the exterior bay doors:
https://www.amazon.com/JR-Products-GSNI-2300-150-Gas-Spring/dp/B07CBR3TMY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22SDVDKX7LYHV&keywords=gsni-2300-150&qid=1554636917&s=gateway&sprefix=Gsni-2300%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1&th=1

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