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Discussion in '348/355' started by wiley355, Jul 17, 2015.

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  1. wiley355

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    #1 wiley355, Jul 17, 2015
    Received my 4 new struts from Ricambi and started to install them. Before doing anything I thought I would check the new ones by compressing them - but I can't(!) All 4 seem to be locked. Am I stupid or what?

    Is there something I have to do before they will compress? Some hidden locking feature? All 4 are the same (locked), so I doubt that all 4 could be faulty.

    Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
     
  2. 2NA

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    #2 2NA, Jul 17, 2015
    Just install them. You will see that they work fine.

    I doubt you will be able to compress them by hand.
     
  3. Rice-Racer

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    #3 Rice-Racer, Jul 17, 2015
    As mentioned, just install them, they are pretty firm,
    Make sure you put them in as factory did, gas cylinders on the top, in engine compartment at least. Can't recall which way hood struts went. Just in case a previous owner/ shop put them in wrong last time.
     
  4. wiley355

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  5. S-T48

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    #5 S-T48, Jul 18, 2015
    +1, I just changed mine. even the used ones cannot be compressed by hand.
     
  6. AceMaster

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    #6 AceMaster, Jul 18, 2015
    Ditto
     
  7. RSO1091

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    #7 RSO1091, Jul 18, 2015
    Just make sure that you don't take the nuts off as so many of us did before we realized that the small retaining clips are all that need to be removed before taking off and putting on the new struts.

    Henry
     
  8. Stentboy

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    #8 Stentboy, Jul 18, 2015
    If you don't mind the fact that the nuts on the modern replacements have a different plating/finish.
     
  9. ClydeM

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    #9 ClydeM, Jul 18, 2015
    I just did my front struts with the SG ones.
    the old just pop off.
    It's nice when the hood stays up by itself :)
     

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