Habitation door gas strut

Nige and Jen
Nige and Jen Forum Participant Posts: 6
edited July 2021 in Motorhomes #1

Hi folks

Anybody know if the gas strut on the hab door should hold it open 

I have a Autotrail Apache 2013 and the door will swing freely without any resistance either way 

I presume I need to replace it as I don’t see what purpose it’s serving 

Any tips on where to buy etc much appreciated 

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  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited July 2021 #2

    "motorhome door gas strut" Google is your friend, loads of suppliers for various sizes....

  • Nige and Jen
    Nige and Jen Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2021 #3

    Thanks for the reply but am I right in thinking it should hold the door open?

    Don’t want to replace it for no reason, only had the van for a few months so not sure if that’s how it should be

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,138 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2021 #4

    It might only be a stay designed to stop the door swinging back 180⁰ and banging the bodywork. 

    Again, try Google and YouTube.

  • Nige and Jen
    Nige and Jen Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited July 2021 #5

    Big shout out to SGS Engineering for sorting this out for me

    Would recommend to anyone needing new gas struts

  • Unknown
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    edited July 2021 #6
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