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On Oct 25, 2:04�pm, Jim wrote:
My 16 year old steel basement entry door uses two gas springs to hold it
open. �SPD-2300-12

Time has come to replace the springs as they no longer do the job
intended. �My question is are gas springs a standardized product? �Namely
is a 2300-120 from one supplier a match to a 2300-120 of another?


used to repair machines that used them.

theres a wide variety of standard sizes. you might try grainger for
new ones.

replace both at once otherwise the varying strength can cause things
to cock and jam