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Forum: 40. Z-Slide

Wed 10 February 2010, 09:00

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Gas Spring Failure - was upside down

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Posted By Gerald D

See discussion here...

See discussion here (http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3963&postcount=26) (I thought this discussion was in a much more prominent place??)

Forum: 40. Z-Slide

Wed 10 February 2010, 08:52

Replies: 12

Gas Spring Failure - was upside down

Views: 19,348

Posted By Gerald D

David, quite a serious mistake to mount "fat side...

David, quite a serious mistake to mount "fat side down", sorry that you did not see the discussion about this earlier;

A gas spring is destroyed by the gas leaking past the single seal in the...

Forum: 40. Z-Slide

Tue 09 February 2010, 00:44

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Gas Spring Failure - was upside down

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Posted By Gerald D

Only use the straight threads, and don't tighten...

Only use the straight threads, and don't tighten the nuts . . . this can also cause seal wear if the mounting points are skew.

David, you are probably going to have to walk around motor car...

Forum: 40. Z-Slide

Mon 08 February 2010, 23:05

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Gas Spring Failure - was upside down

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Posted By Gerald D

Which way around was your spring installed? Thin...

Which way around was your spring installed? Thin rod to the top, or fat body to the top?

We replaced our first spring after about 3 years because it felt "soft" (fat body to top).

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