How To Replace A Awning Gas Strut

The pvc pipe slips over the arm and wedges between the door and the top of the rv gas spring housing.

How to replace a awning gas strut.

Has anyone had to replace one of these. The new gas strut is under a lot of pressure so it will be difficult to line up the strut with the pin holes. Will this stut replace the original 3108392 139 dometic 3310555 010 awning gas strut for standard style hardware the original is 600n 134 8 lbs of pressure. Once it rotates freely you can pry of the lock washer with very little effort and remove the faulty gas strut.

If it does not rotate freely grind off another tooth until it does rotate freely. I have a weak gas strut on our dometic 9100 series power awning. I m going to replace the two gas shocks on my rear awning. This releases a lot of the tension on the strut.

These are the shock looking things that hold up compartment doors and tail g. Quick video with another possible option to close compress a hydraulic strut piston that can t be easily closed by hand made with spliceapp http get sp. Carefully grind off about 3 of the lock washer teeth. As a result the strut is no longer functional which has made the awning no longer functional.

One good tip is the end pieces of the strut screw off so you should only have to remove one pin that holds the strut in place. To replace the struts on my weatherpro power awning extend the the awning fully. Gas strut replacement on power awning. I have sent an email to dometic customer service since the strut is not listed on their replacement parts list and have not received a response.

I had one that was binding. I ve read the instructions in the carefree manual for the replacement but was just trying to confirm you are leaving the pins in at the track and joint that hold the shock and just unscrewing the shock from the silver eye at the end of it. Since the switch is inside the coach i wasn t able to see the strut bending during retraction. At this point the lock washer should rotate independent of the strut pin.

This video explains how to take the guess work out of changing your gas springs. My shock came with new eyes on either end. It is easier with two people.