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1. 02:02 PM - Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Patrick Pulis)
2. 04:26 PM - Re: Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Carl Froehlich)
3. 06:53 PM - Re: Heavy Duty Gas Struts (Bruce Hoppe)
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| Subject: | Just A Few Days Left... |
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| Subject: | Heavy Duty Gas Struts |
I installed my gas struts last night and the doors hold open just fine, however
they slowly descend if you let go from midway open, and that's before any upholstery
is installed.
I have the center cam latch, flush door handle and keyed lock fitted, so there's
some additional weight beyond the standard Vans installation.
Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely or install
the heavier duty gas struts?
The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an alternative
source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost please?
Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo.
Warm regards
Patrick
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| Subject: | Heavy Duty Gas Struts |
I have the stock struts and they have worked just fine for over three year
now with no signs of deterioration. I have the cam latch as well, but the
rest of the door is stock.
Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Pulis
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:26 PM
Subject: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts
--> <rv10free2fly@yahoo.com.au>
I installed my gas struts last night and the doors hold open just fine,
however they slowly descend if you let go from midway open, and that's
before any upholstery is installed.
I have the center cam latch, flush door handle and keyed lock fitted, so
there's some additional weight beyond the standard Vans installation.
Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely or
install the heavier duty gas struts?
The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an
alternative source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost please?
Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo.
Warm regards
Patrick
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| Subject: | Re: Heavy Duty Gas Struts |
I managed to break the plastic clevis on one of the Vans supplied gas struts
. The stroke of the standard gas struts is too long, at least for my plane m
aking them very difficult to install without unbolting the doors.
I bought two replacements from Bansbach.com in Florida with machined aluminu
m clevises, a shorter stroke and 580 newtons force or 130 lbs force, which i
s only 5 lbs lower than Vans heavy duty struts. They are much easier to ins
tall because the stroke matched my open door pin-to-pin gap and a little hig
her force than Vans standard. Plus, the aluminum clevises seem more "aircra
ft-like". Here is what I bought:
- A1 M8 Hinge Eye End Fitting on one end
- A2 M8 Hinge Eye End Fitting on other end
- B0N0F50-100-247/XXXN Gas Spring 4"(100mm) Stroke 10"(247mm) Extended Lengt
h with 580 newton force
Total Cost, including both end fittings was less than $40 each
Bruce Hoppe
Sent from my iPad
> On Nov 24, 2015, at 7:22 PM, Carl Froehlich <carl.froehlich@verizon.net> w
rote:
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net>
>
> I have the stock struts and they have worked just fine for over three year
> now with no signs of deterioration. I have the cam latch as well, but the
> rest of the door is stock.
>
> Carl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Pulis
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:26 PM
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RV10-List: Heavy Duty Gas Struts
>
> --> <rv10free2fly@yahoo.com.au>
>
> I installed my gas struts last night and the doors hold open just fine,
> however they slowly descend if you let go from midway open, and that's
> before any upholstery is installed.
>
> I have the center cam latch, flush door handle and keyed lock fitted, so
> there's some additional weight beyond the standard Vans installation.
>
> Should I just use the standard Vans gas struts until they fail completely o
r
> install the heavier duty gas struts?
>
> The heavier duty Vans gas struts retail for US$131.00, however is there an
> alternative source for the heavier duty gas struts at a reduced cost pleas
e?
>
> Kind regards to all, progress at last with the fibreglass, woo hoo.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
>
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