Door Stewart Strut Replacement

[SoCal 182 Driver]

Those gas springs are supposed to move slowly. If they slam the door open, they're defective or cheap. Or both.

That thought occurred to me. I've got an email into the company.

 

[iflyvfr]

That thought occurred to me. I've got an email into the company.

I had this problem. The strut was installed backwards. From Mt View Aviation: "With the door closed, does the small end of the gas spring point downhill or uphill? It should point downhill. I think you just need to flip the spring end to end. Squish the spring a couple times before reinstalling so the oil gets to the other end of the spring."

This is the wrong way to install it. Look at post #36 for the correct orientation.

 

[SoCal 182 Driver]

I had this problem. The strut was installed backwards. From Mt View Aviation: "With the door closed, does the small end of the gas spring point downhill or uphill? It should point downhill. I think you just need to flip the spring end to end. Squish the spring a couple times before reinstalling so the oil gets to the other end of the spring."

This is the wrong way to install it. Look at post #36 for the correct orientation.
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I had it installed in the correct direction.