Anyone know which of these boot gas struts fit a 2002 Tamora
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chris watton said:
OK, have put the new gas strut on - but as usual with me, not before I ballsed up, making a simple, straightforward job into a complete nightmare!
The new boot brackets/hinges arrived from RG, and I compared them to the ones on my car - completely different in almost every way, even the sockets for the struts were in completely different positions - so they're going back (and what you get for £50 for each side isn't worth it, TBH - one look at them I all I could think was that I was ripped off!)
So, I then removed the ball joint from the top end of the boot, no problem. Then it came to the lower ball socket removal. Wouldn't budge, tried grease, WD40, still nothing (Had already removed the securing wire). So I gave it a gentle yank whilst holding it with mole grips, and 'Snap'! the ball joint comes away, with the ball still inside it! FFS!
I then had no choice but to remove the boot hinge, fettle the remaining ball stub off flat, and drill a 4mm hole. Thankfully, the new SS ball joints I ordered just happened to have the end fittings already attached, so I could use that, which seems to work.
These cars do seem to like to fight you every inch of the way.....
ETA - This is one of the new boot hinges:
Completely different to the ones on the car:
Sorry Chris, I missed this post update. Boot hinges are from Ford Mk6 Escort Cab. Racetech have the proper ones but personally I would get a set from a scrapper and have the originals stripped and chromed.The new boot brackets/hinges arrived from RG, and I compared them to the ones on my car - completely different in almost every way, even the sockets for the struts were in completely different positions - so they're going back (and what you get for £50 for each side isn't worth it, TBH - one look at them I all I could think was that I was ripped off!)
So, I then removed the ball joint from the top end of the boot, no problem. Then it came to the lower ball socket removal. Wouldn't budge, tried grease, WD40, still nothing (Had already removed the securing wire). So I gave it a gentle yank whilst holding it with mole grips, and 'Snap'! the ball joint comes away, with the ball still inside it! FFS!
I then had no choice but to remove the boot hinge, fettle the remaining ball stub off flat, and drill a 4mm hole. Thankfully, the new SS ball joints I ordered just happened to have the end fittings already attached, so I could use that, which seems to work.
These cars do seem to like to fight you every inch of the way.....
ETA - This is one of the new boot hinges:
Completely different to the ones on the car:
Edited by chris watton on Friday 25th July 11:33
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