RE: [DMCForum] Re: Door struts

["Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry about the wind... it's just a little digital camera, and hey, it's 
friggin windy.

I swaped the struts because the old DMCH versions were sagging in the cold.
-vb


>From: "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Door struts
>Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:59:42 -0000
>
>
>What's your mailing adddress, VB? I'm going to donate windscreens for
>your microphones! :)
>
>Yeah, that's most certainly not normal. And it's definetly not good on
>the car. You're gonna crack the fiberglass where the mounts are for
>the strut. FWIW, I have a set of Lift-O-Mats from DMC-GG installed 5
>years ago. About 2 years into their use, the damn thing started
>leaking on me too.
>
>Off hand, it does look like the torsion bars on the car are too tight,
>after seeing this on other cars. Struts fail, people don't swap them
>out, they just torque up the torsion bars. Try the pre-check from
>dmcnews.com, and see what the results there are
>
>http://dmcnews.com/Techsection/dooradjust1.html
>
>Quick question: Why did you swap out struts?
>
>-Robert
>
>
>
>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> wrote:
> > I have been having this disscusion on the other board....
> >
> > We are talking about door lift struts.
> > My original DMCH struts would open the door softly and come to a
>feather
> > soft stop.
> > When it got cold out they were not strong enough to lift the door
>all the
> > way.
> >
> > So I bought a set of John Hervey's which were much more powerfull,
> > so much so that they fling the door open and shake the whole car,
>and then
> > bounce
> > back and forth.
> > I don't think that this is normal, and I think they should have a
>dampener
> > to slow
> > them down.
> >
> > Here is a video of the doors in action:
> > http://www.bttfstuff.com/MOV05225.MPG
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> > Who uses who's struts and what do you think of them?
> > Also, mention the weather conditions they are used in.
> >
> > - Videobob
> > VIN#5278
>
>
>

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