Gas struts

[Merv and Sharon]

Thanks Dave and Phil. I will reverse the strut direction. That hinge is thick metal and there is very little strain on it, even with the strut. There is not a lot of pressure on it when closed. I was planning on having a small curved retainer welded on to it to attach the strut to in a week or so. My welding is functional, but not neat!

[Aussie Mike]

Mounting non gas charged shock absorbers with the seal up is a good practice but I wouldn't worry too much about which way up you mount gas struts. They are gas charged and if the seals aren't going to hold up to gravity then they definitely won't hold to the gas pressure.

Cheers