How To Fit Tailgate Gas Struts To A Car (Beginner’s Guide)
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2022
- Revealed! How to replace tailgate gas struts on a car. This is a quick, easy job that takes minutes and only requires basic tools.
The video reveals how to:
• buy the right type of tailgate gas strut
• support the tailgate as you work
• remove the old gas struts from the tailgate
• clean and lubricate the ball joints
• install the new gas struts to the tailgate.
Get the know-how. Discover how to fit new tailgate gas struts to a vehicle with CarSpyTV.
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A man after my own heart. Nice clean boot.
Until the dog jumps in! Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
Thanks for this. Looks no more difficult than changing wiper blades!
Yep! Nice and simple. Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
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Brilliant again you make it look so easy, but mine we're hidden and was over 2hrs putting them on, have a brilliant weekend, I am settling off for home tonight
Thank you, Ian. If it's any consolation, it took me two hours to find the broom! Safe journey home.
Thanks for your clear explanation of how to! All the best!
You're welcome. Best wishes to you, too.
Glad you got your tailgate struts sorted. Certainly dangerous if they fail. Good advice, thank you.
No worries. It's a nice, easy job.
Really interesting to see these struts replaced. Excellent vid. Thanks.
You're welcome, RDT.
Excellent tutorial. this girl will do it herself! Part purchased for ages. Men are too busy at the moment.
Thank you, Katie. Good luck fixing your vehicle. Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
Excellent attention to detail, very informative.
Thank you. That's appreciated.
Thankyou I am 55 years old just changed my first struts. You made it so easy thanks
That's great, Jodie. I'm glad the video helped.
The detailed close up is the best instruction I’ve seen so far for us who want to know how to remove the ball joint on gas struts 👍
Thank you. Glad the video helped. Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
Good info,especially regarding Part Numbers as a reference.
Thank you, Mark. I've got a few long journeys coming up so I'm glad the tailgate is sorted. Hope you're well.
Very well explained and demonstrated. Very helpful video.
Glad it was helpful.
Right, now I know how to change mine, which are totally shot....thanks
That's great. Glad the video helped.
Another great video, well done.
Although it did expose Mrs. CarSpy's excessive toothbrushes ownership as I noticed two different ones were available for use.
Thank you, Nta16. You should see her collection of hairbrushes!
Really helpful and very clear. Avoids injury through simple fix (simple now we know how!). As you say, happy days! 😃
Indeed. The car's a lot safer now. Glad the video helped.
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Very detailed instructions and excellent video. You saved my day! 👍
Glad the video helped, Neil.
Very helpful and clear instructions just what we needed! Thank You!
No worries.
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Love your hat is that from Australia
Thank you, Les. I bought it in the UK, but it's 'Australian style' according to the label.
Excellent video, though I wished I had watched it before I changed the struts on my Ford Focus Mk2. On removing the RHS strut, the tailgate fell on my head, also trapping the faulty strut, which then smashed the RHS light cluster. Stop laughing at the back! Never underestimate the ability of folk to be really stupid LOL
What a pain. Still, such things happen. I recently snapped a bolt while installing a thermostat on the Corsa. I invented a lot of new swear words that day!
Do you live in the car boot until you film your next video?! Just curious!! Hehe
Only at the weekend.
@@CarSpyTV good choice! Me too!
Mine never goes all the way to the top, eneding up with me hitting my head on the boot regularly 🤦♀️
Oh dear! It might be worth replacing the struts. They're not typically too expensive.
Hello sir. i am currently trying to change my gas struts for Nissan ak11. but i am not getting the same model. any ideas to how the fitting can be modified? perhaps adding some ball joints nuts so that we can use the gas struts for ak12, 13 models?
If it was my car, I'd avoid such complexities by getting the correct struts for a K11. They're easily available. Good luck.
Thanks for the tutorial, I've tried replacing mine but they both pops out from the connector when I try to reopen the tailgate... Is that the size is not fit?
Are you sure it's pushed on properly and the clips engaged?
@@CarSpyTV Yes but it’s loosening when I open and close the gate, I’ve tried using a piler to tighten it, but it doesn’t work 😵💫😵💫
Might be worth checking it's the correct part, i.e. cross reference the model number.
@@CarSpyTV ah right, I missed that part, thanks a lot!! I better find a garage in the future,, I’m so dumb on cars😂
No problem. Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
One of my struts doesn't fit as the clip is the wrong way around I have tried to twist it but it doesn't. It saying this is the right part. Not sure if it's a defective one. Any advise would be appreciated thanks
I had a strut that wouldn't twist once. It was just stiff. Have you tried twisting it with pliers? Good luck.
@@CarSpyTV I haven't I will give it a try. Twisting it on the plastic bit ?
If it was my car I'd put the pliers on the metal end of the strut, grip the middle of the strut with my hand, then gently twist the pliers.