You could use a spring balance or balance the boot lid on bathroom
scales. Try to exert force at the same place that the strut would
connect to.
From there it should be easy to work out the force in Newtons
needed. Don't forget divide by number of struts.
Matthew
On 14 Feb 2010, at 22:25, Gary <[email protected]>
wrote:
Better versions with metal end clips were found from an audi donor.
when fitted to ours the boot did not rise by it's self but also
would not re-lock after using the remote release.
The major benefit was they did not 'pop' off like many i have seen
with pure plastic ends
Ex Q - gary
Susan and Martin Scott wrote:
I think the usual situation is that the struts balance the weight
of the boot lid or hatchback etc. Certainly on our production car
they do, and there is an additional spring plunger to open the
first 10mm when the latch opens.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark D-B" <[email protected]
>
To: "Quantum Owners Group" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 5:22 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] H4 boot gas struts
Hi All,
Does anyone have knowledge of the best rating for the gas struts on
the H4 boot?
One of ours needs replacing (the plastic end is about to part from
the threads) and in trying to find sources for replacement I have
been
looking at the equation that Gas Strut Engineering (who made the ones
on the car at the moment back in 1999) have on their web site, 300 N
seems very low to get the boot to open when the electric release is
pressed. I am therefore thinking that getting 300 N replacements may
not avoid having to always open the boot with the key. As I don't
know
the weight of the boot, and don't fancy taking it off to find out, I
can't use the equation accurately, so people's experience would be
very helpful.
All the best,
Mark
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