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				Looking for arms for back gate??
				Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:06 pm
				by mamalou
				Hi All, the back gate of our L400 doesn't stay up does anyone know anything about replacement arms?  ours stays up a bit if its warm out and the gas expands i guess? not at all when its cold which it is all the time now...
			 
			
					
				Re: Looking for arms for back gate??
				Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:30 pm
				by tonydca
				Strut-wise in Surrey.  Ex-pat Kiwi working out of his house, but don't be put-off; 2-day turnaround, mention you heard about him from the Delica forum, $140 for the pair, rebuilt better than new.  Did mine about 2 weeks ago and they're great.
A word of warning; remove them with a friend who can hold the gate open (it is heavy!).  Even partially fulled, the old struts still have lots of force in them.  
Remove the top bolts *first* AND make sure that the door is fully opened when you remove the bottom one to take them off.  Otherwise you do like I did and get a nice scratch all the way down the inside of the hatch when the strut suddenly springs open.  I'm lucky it didn't punch thru the glass...
Tony.
			 
			
					
				Re: Looking for arms for back gate??
				Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:42 pm
				by fexlboi
				
			 
			
					
				Re: Looking for arms for back gate??
				Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:23 pm
				by mamalou
				Thanks Guys!