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Terry Coombs[_2_]

wrote:
I have a topper on my pickup truck. The rear door lifts up and has
these two things that resemble small shock absorbers. Apparently they
re getting weak, because the door dont stay up very well anymore. I'm
tired of that damn door hitting me on the head. Temporarily I have
been clamping a vice grips on one of those things to keep it up if I'm
loading or unloading a bunch of stuff.

However, I'd like to replace them if they can be bought. First off,
what is their correct name? Knowing that, I can google them. But
changing them wont be as easy as simply remove and replace. They are
riveted on, so I'll have to grind or drill the rivets off and replace
with bolts. Then too, if they are sold, I suppose there are different
sizes so I'll have to find a match. The topper is an after market
thing and has no brand name on it, so I can only go by length and
diameter.

Of course if there is an easier solution, such as some sort of prop,
I'd consider that too. -OR- can the ones I have be repaired? (It dont
look like they come apart).

Thanks in advance!

They're called gas springs and all you need to know is the extended length ,
collapsed length , and the load rating . Lengths you can measure , load is
usually stamped into the cartridge . Available on ebay for as low as 5 bucks
with free shipping .

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