If your tool box lid, bed cover, or boat hatch keeps closing when you need it to stay open, it's time to change your strut. Replace it with this universal fit gas strut and make your lid operate like new again. Quick, tool-free installation.
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Note: Always replace your struts in pairs, where applicable. Most lids, covers, or hatches have a strut on each side. Failure to replace both struts can result in a warped or damaged hinge.
Gas Strut with Exceptional Stability
Most gas struts consist of a tube filled with pressurized nitrogen gas, a piston, and rod. The Atlas Lift strut, however, has a dynamic damping groove inside the tube that regulates gas movement across the piston. This ensures your tool box lid, bed cover, or boat hatch stays open when you want it open and shuts slowly without bouncing or slamming. Lastly, in contrast to struts that only have gas in the chamber, a few drops of oil have been mixed in to help seal the piston and lubricate the rod. This allows your lid to move more smoothly as the rod travels in and out of the tube.
How to Find the Right Gas Strut for Your Application
Determining which gas strut is right for your application is easy. All you need to do is remove your worn-out strut and locate the force printed on the side of the tube:
Then, pull the rod out so it's fully extended and take the following measurements:
Additional Tips
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a quick look at this Universal Lift support gas strut. This is going to replace one lift support arm on your truck cover, boat hatch, toolbox, or other application. This does have a dampening technology that's gonna provide a nice, smooth operation to help eliminate the bouncing and jumping that you sometimes get with other gas struts. This is going to ensure a frictionless movement in all weather conditions, so that your arm can smoothly extend to holding your lid or hatch open, and then gently compress while closing, so that you're not gonna have to worry about smashing your fingers or damaging your equipment.
This does have a 35 to 45 pound compression force, 155.75 to 200.25 newtons. Our length from our one ball socket here to the other is right at 10 inches. Our compressed length is going to be about 6 5/16 of an inch. You can see, we do have these nylon 10 millimeter ball sockets that's gonna make it very easy to get this installed directly onto your existing OEM 10 millimeter ball fitting. So, just pop it in place onto that ball fitting, and it will have a nice, solid connection for you.
This does have a nitride coated steel shaft that's going to be very corrosion resistant for a nice, long-lasting performance. And it does come with a limited lifetime warranty, so if you we're to have any problems with it, you're more than welcome to reach out to us here at etrailer.com. So, that's gonna complete our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching..
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Very fast processing and delivery , just what I ordered . Highly recommend !
Great selection. Had what I needed. Quick delivery.
They worked perfect. Glad I made the purchase at etrailer
So far so good. We will see if they last another winter here in Colorado. The struts we have had in the past seem to fail in the winter time.
just took longer then expected .
Install was easy and just want I needed
These worked fine during warm weather, however, when it got cold they quit working and would not hold nor lift the glass lid. These have been replaced with factory units.
The struts fit and delivery was fast. Made in China is always a one to two star deduction.
struts fit perfect and did the job as expected. I will continue to use you in all my orders that you can fill. I have ordered several products from you and have no complaints.
I called etrailer and talked to Randall V trying to locate a special door shock for my RV. I needed a special length with added pressure rating. Randall spent the neeed time to find a shock to meet my needs. The shock shipped immediately and was received on time and in new condition. Installed and fits and works perfectly!
This is the second item I have purchased from etrailer for my RV with the same excellent results.
I would recommend etrailer to anyone who is looking for RV parts.
Lee
Fast delivery. Just installed this strut on my motorhome battery bay door and it works great. This particular door is on the large size but only has one strut so I needed a heavy duty strut. This one is doing the job.
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