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To John Cooper & Ed de Chazal et al:

I think there is an alternative for mounting the gas strut at the top of
the nose tunnel.  Since the gas strut is under constant pressure and
pushing both ways, it lends itself to ball/socket joint at the top
attach point.
I will make the socket on my lathe and milling machine.  The socket will
be bolted to the firewall at the top, in a permanent fashion.  The ball
will simply fit up into the socket and held into the socket with the
cylinder  pressure when the lower end is bolted to the over center link.

If one does not have access to machining equipment simply press a pin
through the bolt hole at the top of the gas spring and fashion a saddle
fitting for the pin to rest in at the top.  Create the saddle so it
captures the pressed-in pin so as to keep it from working out one side
or the other.

When done this way there is only one bolt/nut to remove to allow the gas
spring to be removed.  When that one bolt is removed, at the over center
link, the gas strut can be simply dropped down.  To reinstall....the top
of the gas strut is placed into the socket or saddle and the bottom
bolted to the over center link.  Reinstall the forward attach point of
the link and you are done.  Let the gas pressure work for you and don't
fight it.

Jerry Grimmonpre'    L320     McHenry,IL


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