Hi all. I have heared of an on site gas roof strut fitter around Ringwood in Melbourne's east. Does anybody know them and their number ? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers Col P
Do you want them re-gassed or just re-fitted back on?
Don't forget to price struts 'off the shelf' versus having them re-gassed. I bought one from Jayco, Geelong two years ago and I think it was just under $50. The old strut lost everything leaving a black oily residue on the van. I was told that once that happens the struts cannot be re-gassed. Also, Jayco had about four struts with identical dimensions but different pressure ratings - best to take the old one with you when buying.
Murray
-- Edited by Long Weekend on Friday 28th of October 2016 12:22:49 AM
You will save a lot of money by buying on Ebay, quite often the same brand as you have already on your van, all the details are printed on the cylinder of the old strut and it is not hard to fit them yourself.
Cheers
David
David (Roving-Dutchy) is right, you can buy them on eBay. Just remember to get the pressure right.
Fitting is easy - but tricky! The way I did mine was to make a loop of strong cord - blind cord was just right - about 15cm diameter. Next get a small 8mm 'D' shackle and a ratchet tie down about 25mm. Use a reasonable quality one, say from Bunnings - the el cheapo ones will not work properly.
Put the shackle around the top - thick part - of the strut, fit the bottom rod end of the strut to the ball on the van, loop the cord around the bottom fitting and attach one of the tie down hooks to it. Take up the slack in the webbing then put the other hook onto the shackle. Hold the strut at the right angle and simply tighten up the ratchet until the strut is compressed to just the right length to slip onto the top ball.
Do not forget to slide the locking circlip over the ends of the strut otherwise they will jump off.
Don't know how others do the job but that is how I did mine.
