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Castle Hill
Registered:
August 2003
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sat, 20 November 2004 08:28
 
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I had mine regassed a few years ago, and I guess I was one of the lucky people who it lasted for. They still work like new.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sat, 20 November 2004 09:50
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Anyone know a place in inner-west sydney that regasses?
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sat, 20 November 2004 17:32
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i got both of mine regassed, some of the best money i ever spent! it was like $50 or $60 all up...  should out last the car...
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2004
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 00:18
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Shinny where did ya get ya struts regassed?
Jezza 
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 00:30
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Rex just pulled them in the centre so they have a slight bow. Now theres no problems.
His hatch almost made him a parapledgic more than a couple of times.
Mmmm, latch in the back of the neck....
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2004
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Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 01:59
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bend em....free
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Location:
ghetto area 2745
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 04:20
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a lot of the sprinters i have bought have a piece of wood cut to length of jam the gate up
i too have suffered many a sore back cuz of them
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Location:
Baulko Hillo
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 06:11
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bend em....free
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w3rd.... You're good for something after all Des...  
Mine even pops open now since I bent the struts..... Dunno how that works 
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Location:
cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 10:23
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mine musta been regassed before i got the car cause if i dont hold onto the hatch it flies open VERY violently. 
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 10:37
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I got this funky thing which attaches to the top of the strut, and has a little plastic bit which holds the strut open. Ill grab a pic next time i take the camera out.
Best bit was that it cost $2
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 10:43
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my hatch shocks are so good, i rekon they might be better than my rear shocks! hahaha j/k
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 13:00
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It was an old dude called Ron, think he calls himself Eastern Strut Recharge or something? Comes round to your place and does them.
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 17:29
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I've been hit too/ besides almost permanent injury it has destroyed one of my favourite dress shirts, but anywas.
Can Rex or someone explain the slight bow/bend fix?
How the hell does this work and still be able to open and close? And how much of a bow/bend?
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Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 22:49
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basically you just gotta bend em everytime the hatch begins to fall, i've done this everytime i open the boot and now it is solid as.
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Toymods Club Treasurer
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Sun, 21 November 2004 23:13
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To bend them, you fully open the hatch.
While someone else is holding the hatch up, you lean on the top of the strut body where the shaft goes in.
This puts a slight bend in the shaft, which stops it falling into the strut.
Don't bend too far tho, or you'll never get it shut again.
But you will have to pull down the hatch to get it past the bent point.
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Location:
cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Note to Sprinter owners with stuffed hatch struts...
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Mon, 22 November 2004 10:40
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you tight-arses spend $40 and get them done properly!
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