1981 Cobra trailer gas struts

On Friday, December 13, 2019 at 7:44:41 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Here is another possible source:
https://store.easylift.com/gas-springs/

Great response guys. Thanks.

So, as for response;

Nick: Thanks for the Strutwise lead. I've got a friend of mine here in Salt Lake that confirmed his illness. Too bad. I'll reach out just in case.

Richard: I'll give you a call tomorrow. Thanks.

Jim: I hadn't heard of Easylift. I'll reach out to them on Monday.

I've got a query in with Ralf at Spindelberger, as well as the folks at Wings and Wheels. We'll see what turns up. The last word I received was that Spindelberger records for 1981 are a bit sketchy.

The one remaining issue is that I don't know the original strength of the strut. I know that the design that places the strut inside the trailer calls for a gas strut strength of 900N. The folks at Wings and Wheels said the exterior strut design strength may be 760N.

Mine still work, but on a cold day it's a real heft to get the upper clamshell open. I'd hate to replace the struts and then end up with the same situation if the strength is too low.

Hi Dave...I have the same trailer and replaced mine with 1100N from Williams and they work fine. I couldn’t locate the 900Ns . One strut was broken so i couldn’t wait to locate the 900n.

DC

Dennis, you have a trailer with the struts on the outside? And 1100N wasn't too much to pull down? That's good to know. I don't want to get into the situation Dan describes. I've seen that a few times myself.

Or have the opposite condition.

I met Tom Bjork on a typically windy Moriarty day when I noticed him
dangling from the lid of his Cobra.Â* I ran to his aid and, together, we
got the top down.Â* It started a great friendship...

On 12/13/2019 9:30 PM, David Cleveland wrote:
Mine still work, but on a cold day it's a real heft to get the upper clamshell open. I'd hate to replace the struts and then end up with the same situation if the strength is too low.

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Dan, 5J