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Title: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: George Stoltz on June 25, 2011, 11:56:27 am
Rainy day here so we swapped out a couple of weak struts.  While we did remove the brackets, I was wondering if the sturts can SAFELY be replaced without removing the brackets? 
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: jeff on June 25, 2011, 12:14:39 pm
Bungee cords work well......sorry, couldn't resist.  I don't know the answer to your question....BE SAFE
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Kent Speers on June 25, 2011, 12:40:23 pm
Jeffy, I thought I was the only one to be that big of a "Smart AXX". George, we are both old and feeble minded. You have to forgive us.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Chad and Judy on June 25, 2011, 12:43:32 pm
George;
If you're talking about the interior cabinet gas-struts, "yes" they can easily be changed without removing the brackets. I hold the door up with my head while I R&R the strut. I use a small screw-driver to lift the clip that secures the strut to the bracket. "Individual results may vary".


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I was wondering if the sturts can SAFELY be replaced without removing the brackets?
George & Sandy Stoltz
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: wolfe10 on June 25, 2011, 12:48:16 pm
Chad is correct.  Very quick and easy.  At most two minutes per door,

But, since Sandy will appreciate the doors staying open by themselves, do NOT tell her how easy it is-- you can be her hero.

Brett
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Bill Willett on June 25, 2011, 01:18:46 pm
As my Drill Instructed said use your BRAIN HOUSING GROUP>  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: George Stoltz on June 25, 2011, 01:47:27 pm
Not to worry about forgiveness. I raised the question so that someone else could learn. Not everyone here is a mechanical genius. Humor in good fun is funny.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Bill Willett on June 25, 2011, 05:56:19 pm
Not to worry about forgiveness. I raised the question so that someone else could learn. Not everyone here is a mechanical genius. Humor in good fun is funny.
George, it was meant to use your head to hold up the cabinet door, nothing more.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Kent Speers on June 25, 2011, 06:14:23 pm
Bill, I think George was responding to Jeff's comment about the bungee cord. We all know George has a great sense of humor and can take it as well as dish it out. But I do like the Brain Housing description.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets -- UPDATE
Post by: George Stoltz on June 26, 2011, 10:09:38 am
Note to Brett Wolfe:  46 seconds exactly.  Two minutes???  Not for me.

Note to Bill Willett:  I used my BRAIN HOUSING GROUP

I had one more strut and one door that needed it, so I decided to implement what I learned here.  It was so much fun.

Thanks guys.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Bill Willett on June 26, 2011, 10:19:34 am
Now that's using your head George.
Title: Re: Replacing struts on interior cabinets
Post by: Carol Savournin on June 26, 2011, 10:47:02 am
George's noggin can take a lickin' and keep on tickin'!!!