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Unequal force Gas Springs paired on bay doors

Yahoo Message Number: 90391
Just did an inventory of the Gas Springs on all the bay doors of our 2003 Magna. Found that for all bay doors that use a pair of springs, one member of the pair is a 60 lb spring and its partner is a 90 lb spring. I plan to replace all the failing springs with the 90 lb spring unless there is a good reason to maintain this 60/90 pairing. Does anyone see a problem with using all 90 lb springs? Thanks,

Paul Thomas
'03 Magna #6239

Re: Unequal force Gas Springs paired on bay doors

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 90393
High pressure springs can cause bay door to delaminate. My 04 Intrigue was built with one air spring per door, which I had changed to two per door with lower pressure after one door separated using a 90 lb unit. . I ended up using Gorilla glue to put it back together but it was a chore. Only the front bay door under the driver remains with one strut. Some times more is not the answer. TWI 2004* Intrigue 11731 * Delivered Sept. 16 03.

Re: Unequal force Gas Springs paired on bay doors

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Yahoo Message Number: 90412
Thanks, I've decided to replace each failed spring with a new spring that has equal force to the one it is replacing.

Paul