Frans,
Yoy may find that the metal ones do not fit onto the "old" type of gas
strut. I had this problem having bought metal ball ends.
I eventually used a small piece of locking wire, twisted around the plastic
socket end and the ball, which prevents the ball and socket from
disengaging. My "old" struts and balls are still in use and working fine
with this fix.
Regards
John
G-BXGG No 178 now a tri-gear.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frans Veldman" <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Gas strut end sockets
> <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
>
> Jim,
>
>> I just installed them and they will not come off the ball no matter
>> what I try. There is a small clip on them that appears to hold the
>> fixture to the ball, but it still won't come off the ball when you
>> remove it. They will probably fix your problem.
>
> Are you talking about the metal end sockets, or the plastic ones? The
> plastic ones I received with my kit were never strong to begin with, but
> time and heat have deformed them enough to allow the ball to pop out
> without any effort.
> If the new plastic ones have a clip then that would suit my needs too,
> otherwise I will just go for the metal ones.
>
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> Frans Veldman
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