FloggingBishop
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Have to pay extra.... that’s why all Canadians have a broken hockey stick in the garageif they took our hood dampers, i would hope we got a stick.
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Have to pay extra.... that’s why all Canadians have a broken hockey stick in the garageif they took our hood dampers, i would hope we got a stick.
All this time, I thought that stick was only for clearing the snow blower chute - who knew?!Have to pay extra.... that’s why all Canadians have a broken hockey stick in the garage
Or the empty’s off the top of the truck... TPB joke. Canadians will get itAll this time, I thought that stick was only for clearing the snow blower chute - who knew?!
@Bludrok - Perhaps this is because your dampener is installed upside down and somehow changes the geometry of the dampener closing? Found a pic of your install in your build thread.If you aren't a damper user, either join the club, or get out of here!
After installing my damper, I noticed the tailgate was no longer lined up when closed. I took it off and back on and off again, and still couldn't get it. Finally, I discovered it wasn't due to the damper at all. I simply had not used enough force to close the tailgate. So keep in mind, the damper is only for opening, and not closing.
The good news is the strength lost from the damper is regained by closing the tailgate with some umph!
So ... I changed it. Didn't make a difference, but I dont like how the cable goes with it like that. It looks to have a much higher chance of getting caught. So then I put it back.@Bludrok - Perhaps this is because your dampener is installed upside down and somehow changes the geometry of the dampener closing? Found a pic of your install in your build thread.
Nope, it doesn't because the cylinder isn't there to catch on.It's true the cable gets pinched (possibly) with the cylinder up. Not sure about cylinder down. One thing to look for on both installs if if the cable gets hung up on the mounting bracket on the gate. If it does, then there is a possibility of will kink.
For clarity, you're saying cylinder up forces the cable to the right which then causes it to hang up on the bracket? Don't mean to be argumentative, but I think there may be a possibility the cable could still hang on the bracket with cylinder down since it's going to be tighter in that area.Nope, it doesn't because the cylinder isn't there to catch on.
Exactly! I tried to convince Dave (@AzScorpion) the hood has struts (not dampers) but he was not buying it.I'm not going down that damper road again, but seriously, only one letter difference in damper and diaper for a reason. I will be man enough to say I have one on my tailgate for convenience sake only of course, as I do have biceps.
However, the hood doesn't have dampers, it has struts....right? The struts don't help you lift the hood if you are weak, (as many on here are), but it just keeps the hood up, and you can't close it by letting it fall using it's own weight, so really, you are using strength to close it as well, thereby, it can't be called a damper in my humble opinion.