Gas springs
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? |
Gas springs
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 |
Gas springs
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Gas springs
On Oct 25, 5:58�pm, Jim wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:50:17 -0700, wrote: 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 But the primary question remains are these standardized products?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - yes, its unlikey you cant find one that works |
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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? I've replaced three pairs of these over the years on various car hoods/hatchbacks and just matched the numbers at the auto parts store without regard to manufacturer. So I believe the answer to your question is "yes." |
Gas springs
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:35:35 -0700, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , 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? I've replaced three pairs of these over the years on various car hoods/hatchbacks and just matched the numbers at the auto parts store without regard to manufacturer. So I believe the answer to your question is "yes." Thanks. That helps to answer where to find these things. So far I've found RV dealers online to have a fair selection. |
Gas springs
Another gas spring related question. I removed one of the springs today
noting the end caps are threaded ball joint connectors. The replacement specifications note the type of ends as "plastic socket" As in ball joint socket or something else? Can I could reuse my existing ball joints. If the sockets themselves are different what is the likelihood I the threads would allow reusing the original ball joint ends? |
Gas springs
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Jim wrote: Another gas spring related question. I removed one of the springs today noting the end caps are threaded ball joint connectors. The replacement specifications note the type of ends as "plastic socket" As in ball joint socket or something else? Can I could reuse my existing ball joints. If the sockets themselves are different what is the likelihood I the threads would allow reusing the original ball joint ends? Hard to say what "plastic socket" means. I'd guess that you could remove the fittings and screw on your old ball joints, but this is one of those times when going to a real auto parts store with actual professionals behind the counter might be a time investment that pays off. If you've no other choice but to order online, I'd just make sure the company has a generous return policy and take my chances that the threaded rod end is standardized, and will accommodate your original ball joints. This page of this website shows a variety of fittings: http://www.bansbach.de/com/gasfedern...ssteile-2.html |
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