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Gen door not staying up

October 13, 2016, 10:51:23 am

Installed new gas shocks on gen door.The door will not "latch" or hold in the up position.There are 2 short springs,one on each
side where the hinge pivots.One spring is not connected seems like it is stretched a little too long.Do these springs have
something to do with holding the door up?

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #1 – October 13, 2016, 12:51:15 pm

Not sure what type gas shocks you have, but while I'm researching replacing ours, this works: Good old American ingenuity!

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #2 – October 13, 2016, 12:55:11 pm

Probably not relevant since we have a different model, but mine, I believe, has an actual latch that locks the door in the open position.

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #3 – October 13, 2016, 07:19:58 pm

Front gen door is like the rear engine door, in that it does not have a stay-up latch. What air pressure was in the new struts, could it be too low?

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #4 – October 13, 2016, 07:25:12 pm

100 lbs.,will be at driving school mon.,will ask Foretravel about them.

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #5 – October 13, 2016, 07:27:41 pm

Don't know about your year but my '99 "cams over to lock on the generator and the engine hatch.

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #6 – October 13, 2016, 11:17:03 pm

As does my '03

Re: Gen door not staying up

Reply #7 – October 14, 2016, 08:29:38 am

Quote from: John44 – October 13, 2016, 07:25:12 pm

100 lbs.,will be at driving school mon.,will ask Foretravel about them.

The new air springs that I put on our 97 U270 were 135 lbs.

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