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Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Stopped in today at FOT for lug nut covers and cabinet door struts.  They had no struts.  MOT had over 300.  Got some there, 10% off for Motorcade Club members too.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #1 –
Roger what is the part numbers for the struts?
Chris
1999 U 320 DGFE
Build Number 5523
Chris & Elka Lang
In the field, Lonoke AR

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Chris m lang –
Roger what is the part numbers for the struts?
Chris

I will look in the AM.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #3 –
Chris, these are the upper cabinet door struts I got yesterday from MOT, same as the last ones I got at FOT.  Suspa C16-21696
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 –
Chris, these are the upper cabinet door struts I got yesterday from MOT, same as the last ones I got at FOT.  Suspa C16-21696

Any markings for psi?
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #5 –
Michelle, no psi indication.  I got out our digital scale and put a wooden block on it and pushed on it with the strut. 21.9 pounds.  I have their catalog but it is too big to attach so here is a link.

https://www.suspa.com/fileadmin/content_elements/downloads/user_manuals/2020_Catalog.pdf
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 –
Michelle, no psi indication.  I got out our digital scale and put a wooden block on it and pushed on it with the strut. 21.9 pounds.  I have their catalog but it is too big to attach so here is a link.

https://www.suspa.com/fileadmin/content_elements/downloads/user_manuals/2020_Catalog.pdf

Was just a concern because I know on the large struts, there's usually a stuck-on label indicating piston strength in PSI, and the struts themselves often have identical silkscreen markings despite being different PSI. 

A few years ago, a now-gone source was selling cabinet struts that were a little too "powerful", and those struts were causing damage (pulling hinges out of the cabinet frames or worse).

ETA - FOT and MOT would both be reliable sources for the struts; I would simply be hesitant to use that P/N and order from a different source.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #7 –
I have removed almost all of the brackets, put a bit of wood glue on the screws and reattached them.  Screws will still be removable but won't generally loosen from use.  If the struts are too long or too powerful they may not work the way you want them too.  I hve seen other brands but they usually are too long or the stroke length is wrong. 

FT says they are waiting on a shipment, Suspa says they are back ordered. The C in the part number might mean a custom order.

At about $10 each from FOT or MOT They are hard to find cheaper.  Buy a bag full.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN
 

Re: Cabinet strut availability (split from Re: FOT is now back open)

Reply #8 –
I replaced most of mine shortly after we got the coach.  My maintenance log says I replaced 32 of them on 5 Jun 13.  I suspect they were original, so another couple of years and it will be time to do it again.

Rich
Rich and Peggy Bowman
2002 U270 3610 WTFS, build #5939--"Freedom"
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
SMI AirForceOne brake system
PakCanoe 15