Gas springs - Page 2

Posted by Jim on October 26, 2009, 4:57 pm

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:35:35 -0700, Smitty Two wrote:

>> My 16 year old steel basement entry door uses two gas springs to hold
>> it open. SPD-2300-12
>>
>> Time has come to replace the springs as they no longer do the job
>> intended. My question is are gas springs a standardized product?
>> Namely is a 2300-120 from one supplier a match to a 2300-120 of
>> another?

>
> I've replaced three pairs of these over the years on various car
> hoods/hatchbacks and just matched the numbers at the auto parts store
> without regard to manufacturer. So I believe the answer to your question
> is "yes."

Thanks. That helps to answer where to find these things. So far I've
found RV dealers online to have a fair selection.

Posted by Jim on October 28, 2009, 11:23 am

Another gas spring related question. I removed one of the springs today
noting the end caps are threaded ball joint connectors.

The replacement specifications note the type of ends as "plastic socket"
As in ball joint socket or something else? Can I could reuse my existing
ball joints. If the sockets themselves are different what is the
likelihood I the threads would allow reusing the original ball joint ends?

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