What is Atom?
Cabriolet Convertible trunk lid strut
Hello Guest
  
  • Login
• Register…
• Start blog
  • Who, Where, When
• What is interesting here?
• Duels
  • Polls
• Avatars
• Interests
  • Cities and Countries
• Random blog
• Users search
  • Search
• Games
• Tests
• CarGuru
  • Ñîîáùåñòâà
• Talxy Chat
• Horoscope
• Online
 
Register!

CarGuru > Volkswagen > Cabriolet Convertible trunk lid strut 1 February 2005 06:29:58

  Recent blog posts: 
  They have birthday today: 
  Forums:   
  Discuss: 
  Recent forum topics: 
  Recent forum comments:
  Ìîäåðàòîð:

Cabriolet Convertible trunk lid strut

Papa 1 February 2005 04:25:00
 The old strut on this trunk lid door was no longer holding the door up far
enough, so I purchased a new strut. I haven't had a chance to install it
yet, but I did try to manually compress it. Even with all of my strength I
could not make it budge at all. Am I doing something wrong, or does that
little trunk lid door have all of that leverage? Heck, the door couldn't
weigh more than 5 pounds!

By the way, the new strut looks exactly the same as the old one in all
dimensions.


Add comment
Johann Koenig 1 February 2005 06:29:58 permanent link ]
 On Tuesday February 1 at 12:25am
"Papa" <bikingis@my.fun> wrote:
The old strut on this trunk lid door was no longer holding the door up> far enough, so I purchased a new strut. I haven't had a chance to> install it yet, but I did try to manually compress it. Even with all> of my strength I could not make it budge at all. Am I doing something> wrong, or does that little trunk lid door have all of that leverage?> Heck, the door couldn't weigh more than 5 pounds!>
By the way, the new strut looks exactly the same as the old one in all> dimensions.

The door almost certainly weighs more than 5lbs, and think of the
mechanical advantage it has. Remove the old strut and try opening the
door by pushing on the point which it was attached.
--
-Johann Koenig
Add comment
 

Add new comment

As:
Login:  Password:  
 
 
  
 
respect your talk pals, avoid using obscene language, typing entire messages in CAPS, posting buy/sell ads or violating netiquette or the RF Criminal Code..


CarGuru > Volkswagen > Cabriolet Convertible trunk lid strut 1 February 2005 06:29:58

see also:
IRL: Indy 500: Day 5 practice times
GRANDAM: Phoenix: Practice 2 times
ALLSTAR: Fremont results 2006-05-06
pass tests:
see also:
help my 1995 bmw 325ic will not turn…
hi welcome to a useful web-log...
found today at…

  Copyright © 2001—2009 Car-Guru
Idea: Miñhael Monashev
See Help and FAQ in the community support.car-guru.com.
Write in the community about the bugs you have noticedbugs.car-guru.com.
Write your offers and comments in the communities suggest.car-guru.com.
Information for parents.
Write us at:
If you would like to report an abuse of our service, such as a spam message, please .