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I just finished installing my new Hydrolic arms of the rear hatch on my FJ62. Took about 10 minutes of actual work, but about thirty minutes of trying and failing to get the clips out of the stock ones before removing them. Plus about 20 minutes of reading through this thread for tips.
THIS TREAD HELPED ME A LOT!
I got the Lift Supports Depot ones from Amaz*n for $43.
I used my 12mm open end and slowly backed out the stock ball mounts with the strut still attached. They had a lot of blue thread lock on them from the original installation I'm guessing. I did not need to use any liquid wrench or anything like that.
The ball mounts that came with the Lift Supports Depot kit are not metric, but the thread pitch must be the same or close enough. They went right in, but I had to use a SAE wrench because the neither the 12mm or the 11mm would fit.
I used blue thread lock on them.
Hatch opens and closes with ease and stays up..
I can't believe I've waited so long to do this.
For those of you that used Mcmaster-Carr 4138T559, did you reuse the old ball ball studs or use the ones with the new shocks? Since the thread is different was there a problem threading the new one in (if this is what you did)?
Thanks!
I just finished installing my new Hydrolic arms of the rear hatch on my FJ62. Took about 10 minutes of actual work, but about thirty minutes of trying and failing to get the clips out of the stock ones before removing them. Plus about 20 minutes of reading through this thread for tips.
THIS TREAD HELPED ME A LOT!
I got the Lift Supports Depot ones from Amaz*n for $43.
I used my 12mm open end and slowly backed out the stock ball mounts with the strut still attached. They had a lot of blue thread lock on them from the original installation I'm guessing. I did not need to use any liquid wrench or anything like that.
The ball mounts that came with the Lift Supports Depot kit are not metric, but the thread pitch must be the same or close enough. They went right in, but I had to use a SAE wrench because the neither the 12mm or the 11mm would fit.
I used blue thread lock on them.
Hatch opens and closes with ease and stays up..
I can't believe I've waited so long to do this.
Can you hook a brother up with a link? Thanks!!!
Just put in the new shocks from Mcmaster carr, I took an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel and carefully cut the socket of the OEM shocks in half to get the OEM ball stud out (I did not want to use the mcmaster carr ball studs as the thread pitch is a bit different). The size of the ball was the same as previously mentioned so it just snapped in no problem, also put some moly grease on each ball before putting it in the socket. Added some blue locktite to the threads (don’t forget the stock washers as well).
I think the two 90lbers are perfect, it does not open too fast at all.
For about $30 bucks you can't go wrong. Thanks for everyones help!
This is from the invoice.
4138T559 Gas Spring with Ball-Joint End Fitting, 90 lb Force, 15.24" Extended Length, 5.47" Stroke