Hi all I have a 2020 Jayco journey outback 16 foot. I have just purchased it second hand. The current gas struts designated 315 050 were not holding up the front window cover. I purchased from the gas strut guys two struts with the same specs and after installing them found that they would not hold up the front window cover either. I tested both sets of struts by vertically compressing them with a 5kg weight and allowed the struts to self extended to the 315mm All struts lifted the 5kg and surprisingly the old struts performed better than the new ones. I have contacted a few Jayco dealers who suggest I bring the van in. Given my distance from the nearest dealer I would like to sort this out my self. Does anyone have any thoughts please?
Long Weekend said
12:05 PM Feb 27, 2023
Could be misaligned hinges on the window cover causing too much friction. Although it would be quite heavy, can the cover be lifted up by hand?
Although you bought the replacement struts to the same spec, maybe you might have to go for ones with a higher rating.
Murray
Edit: Oops - re-read the post - the struts sag and are not freezing. In that case going for the higher rating might be the way to overcome the weight of the cover.
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Monday 27th of February 2023 12:12:38 PM
Whenarewethere said
12:53 PM Feb 27, 2023
I get my gas struts here, quicker, cheaper than from Australia. Australia doesn't know how to wipe its own a...!
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Dick0 said
03:23 PM Feb 27, 2023
Whenarewethere wrote:
I get my gas struts here, quicker, cheaper than from Australia. Australia doesn't know how to wipe its own a...!
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Really?
BARME1 said
04:27 PM Feb 27, 2023
we had a journey with the same problem and i went thru the same mob and they supllied me with a set that had a bit more grut same lenght and they worked well
if try to go thru jayco for a set they want about 3 times the price
Whenarewethere said
06:08 PM Feb 27, 2023
Over the years bought a couple of sets, took a week.
Land Rover parts if I order on Tuesday in the UK I have them on Friday by 4pm... Really.
Try that within Sydney!
Rabs said
06:30 PM Feb 27, 2023
thanks for your response Murray the dealers say the specs are correct for the van but all suggest 060 approx 6kg
Rabs said
06:32 PM Feb 27, 2023
Thanks that may be my only option
AndyCap100 said
06:38 AM Mar 12, 2023
Hi Rabs,i replaced my struts on our 2018 Journey with longer ones due to prefering to see more out of the front window,but although longer the struts were rated at 150N.
Size was 8 x 19 365mm H6.kept the lower fixing point the same but moved the higher ones up a bit on the actual cover . cheers Andy .
Magnarc said
09:05 AM Mar 12, 2023
Dick0 wrote:
Whenarewethere wrote:
I get my gas struts here, quicker, cheaper than from Australia. Australia doesn't know how to wipe its own a...!
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Really?
Oh dear, some people say the silliest in a post.
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:30 PM Mar 14, 2023
Hi Tabs,
I had the struts on the poptop regassed by a local service chap - where I struggled before, I almost get lifted off the floor!
Long Weekend said
10:56 PM Mar 14, 2023
Yes, the struts lose gas over a period of time. The effect is more pronounced in winter and is more often seen in cars with tailgates and bonnets slowly dropping down. With pop top caravans raising the roof takes more effort in cold weather. (Office chairs also lose gas - hence many end up in Salvo stores despite there being mobile businesses that do on site gas recharging.)
As Warren says, simply remove the struts and take them to a gas strut recharging station. It is cheaper than buying new struts.
Hi all I have a 2020 Jayco journey outback 16 foot. I have just purchased it second hand. The current gas struts designated 315 050 were not holding up the front window cover. I purchased from the gas strut guys two struts with the same specs and after installing them found that they would not hold up the front window cover either. I tested both sets of struts by vertically compressing them with a 5kg weight and allowed the struts to self extended to the 315mm All struts lifted the 5kg and surprisingly the old struts performed better than the new ones. I have contacted a few Jayco dealers who suggest I bring the van in. Given my distance from the nearest dealer I would like to sort this out my self. Does anyone have any thoughts please?
Could be misaligned hinges on the window cover causing too much friction. Although it would be quite heavy, can the cover be lifted up by hand?
Although you bought the replacement struts to the same spec, maybe you might have to go for ones with a higher rating.
Murray
Edit: Oops - re-read the post - the struts sag and are not freezing. In that case going for the higher rating might be the way to overcome the weight of the cover.
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Monday 27th of February 2023 12:12:38 PM
I get my gas struts here, quicker, cheaper than from Australia. Australia doesn't know how to wipe its own a...!
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/
Really?
we had a journey with the same problem and i went thru the same mob and they supllied me with a set that had a bit more grut same lenght and they worked well
if try to go thru jayco for a set they want about 3 times the price
Over the years bought a couple of sets, took a week.
Land Rover parts if I order on Tuesday in the UK I have them on Friday by 4pm... Really.
Try that within Sydney!
thanks for your response Murray the dealers say the specs are correct for the van but all suggest 060 approx 6kg
Thanks that may be my only option
Size was 8 x 19 365mm H6.kept the lower fixing point the same but moved the higher ones up a bit on the actual cover . cheers Andy .
Oh dear, some people say the silliest in a post.
I had the struts on the poptop regassed by a local service chap - where I struggled before, I almost get lifted off the floor!
As Warren says, simply remove the struts and take them to a gas strut recharging station. It is cheaper than buying new struts.
Murray