General Answers about Lift Support Installation and Troubleshooting.
Opening your vehicle’s hood, trunk, tailgate, or hatch is simply a matter of applying a little lifting force using your fingers. But how can you lift such a heavy piece of metal with much ease? The answer lies in those piston lift supports you see o
\\ \Lift supports\ are a vital part of your vehicle when it comes to keeping your car’s engine hood, liftgate, or trunk open. However, over time, your car’s OEM lift supports may fail or lose strength. This can pose a huge safety risk and even cause
This clip was designed to add an extra layer of safety to the end of a lift support. In most cases the new supports are shipped with them installed and they have to be taken off before installation and reinstalled once on the ball stud. To remove
Always wear Safety Glasses for eye protection. Use Safety stands when ever a procedure requires you under the vehicle or supports. For the best and easiest results have someone hold the device open for you so that they can raise or lower it as
Table of Contents 1. Get Help From A Friend 2. Remove The Current Struts 3. Remove The Strut Ball 4. Install The New Strut To ensure the dependable performance of your hood lift supports, it’s always important to replace them if there are signs of w
On occasion manufacturers do vary in the actual length of supports and that includes OEM units as well. What you need to do is to secure the hatch/hood fully open and unhook **both** old supports. When you unhook both you will find that you have the
For vehicles with brackets, it is important to review the orientation of the OEM installation prior to removal. We STRONGLY recommend taking a picture prior to removal if possible. Also note that most replacement supports have a letter stamped on the
When your vehicle was built there was a left and right-hand part number for the robotics to assemble the vehicle. The difference was that the ball socket holes pointed to the left and also the right. All aftermarket supports are supplied as one part
If the supports don't seem to want to move you may have what they call a static seal. What you would need to do is install one lift support at a time and very carefully open and close the hatch and then install the 2nd one and do the same, just be ca
On occasion manufactures do vary in the actual length of supports and that includes OEM units as well. What you need to do is to secure the hatch/hood fully open and unhook both old supports. When you unhook both you will find that you have the added
How to Install Gas Lift Struts If you’ve ever had a hatchback or a trunk that refuses to stay up, you know how frustrating that can be. What a lot of people don’t realize is that this is often a problem with the gas lift struts, where the gas inside
"Shaft down" is the preferred orientation for mounting a Lift Support. An optimum design would permit the support to be oriented shaft down through its entire actuation. If this is not possible then try to install so that the shaft is pointing downwa