Tailgate struts

[bongobaz]

Bought some silicon spray the other day and did all my struts
now the tailgate wont stay up

[helen&tony]

Hi
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Cheers
Helen

[teenmal]

Hi bongobaz,

The struts should be self lubricating,try polishing the chrome with printer paper until there are no black marks on the paper.It could be too late but worth a try.

Cheers.

Might be useful..

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-stru ... azda/bongo

[bongobaz]

Hi
Viagra
Cheers
Helen

Ordered that online but think my Ns and Vs got mixed up
couldn't stop p***ing for two weeks.

[Simon Jones]

Doh! Could have been worse, apparently some people use WD40 on their brake pads to stop them squeaking...

[bongobaz]

Got extending pole to hold it up.

[briwy]

If all else fails these people will sort 'em for you baz.

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-stru ... ng-service

They will do a while you wait service if you prebook.

[bongobaz]

If all else fails these people will sort 'em for you baz.

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-stru ... ng-service

They will do a while you wait service if you prebook.

Thanks for that.
Off to Bishops Castle beer fest for wet weekend with my pole

[friendeedebs]

Bagsy I get to hold the pole so I don't get wet !

[francophile1947]

Bagsy I get to hold the pole so I don't get wet !

I so nearly answered that but, fortunately, I managed to stop myself

[briwy]

Don't let the pole drink or it won't prop up the tailgate.

[rita]

Hi bongobaz ,

As a temporary fix,you could get two pieces of metal/aluminium tubing adapted ( Slotted )to fit over the open ram of the strut,theses will act as a stop,and keep the tail gate open.

It will save the pole from getting wet

[Driver+Passengers]

Or get some bicycle inner tube or some other jaw liner and use a pair of vice grips to clamp the piston and stop of from dropping.