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  Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Innsbrook, Missouri
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If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
okay, my back hatch gas cylinder thingys must be on empty
cause my back hatch has trouble staying open. I'm assuming they are the same for all C4 Corvette's Where is the best place to buy new ?? Any tricks of the trade to replace ? thanks in advance. 
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 Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Canada
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Keith, your questions don't have to be dumb for us to make fun of you.
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Westminster, Maryland
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
I thought making fun of Keith was required here. But, it is an easy shot when Keith posts a problem with keeping it up.
I don't have a source for them, but I will say that they are easy to replace. Have a helper support the glass. Disconnect the wire that goes to the rear defogger. Then there is a clip that you can pry out with a small screw driver. Then the cylinder just pops off the ball and socket joint. Jim
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Try a local place first, then MidAmerica or Even Rock Auto Sells them
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Iuka, Mississippi 38852
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Just saw the handle out of an old broom and prop it up. You`ll save the pain of replacement and your money too.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Keith:
We would not think of picking on you, this is more our style:       Can't you just feel the love? ;-) TomC 'Crabs
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Keith, just look around for hatch struts. You can still get them from GM (my preference) or aftermarket.
To replace, you need to prop the hatch up, or have a second person to help. As soon as you remove one bad strut, the other will not support the hatch. You need to have a small screwdriver or pick to undo the retaining clasp. |
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Innsbrook, Missouri
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
The outpouring of love and cooperation here brings a tear to my eye, but then again, so does pulling a hair out of my nose.
thanks for all the reply's, i think i can "get-r-done" now or maybe not... 
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02-17-2010
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Re: If i ask a dumb question will everyone please make fun of me ??
Hey Keith,
I don't know if your email changed from the old days but I sent you a document with instructions and pictures just for you. I hope it helps. Take care and see you in May. |
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