Ummmm have you ever...

[thirdmanj]

....seen this before? I think my hand are still shaking from the adrenalin. I was not expecting this...


There I was, simply replacing door struts, started with the driver's side. "tap tap tap.. BOOOOMPFFT!!" Sucker went flying!!!

[Ron]

Damn!!! Glad you are OK man!

[thirdmanj]

Me too! Thanks dude. In defense of PJ Grady, as that was one of their struts, it was old. I'd say about 4-5 years old, and has been removed and installed countless times in the last few months. I currently have SpecialT's "Soft-Lift" struts in right now. I hear Grady sells the same ones now.

[dmc6960]

Seeing how this is in the The Picture Zone under open discussion, and the lead-in of the thread title, is this thread going to be a spot to post pictures of surprise stuff thats happened to you? If so, I got a good one from last night... (and no, not THAT)

[Bitsyncmaster]

You got the ones that blow the door open

Do your door fly open and bang at the top. Looks like the metal must have had a fracture.

[Mike C.]

Man! Never seen that before

[thirdmanj]

Anybody know what kind of oil and at what pressure those things are loaded with?

[ccurzio]

Shit. My heart skipped a beat or two when I saw that photo. I remember the jolts I got when the weight of the door collapsed on the rod I had holding it up when I changed out my struts. I can't imagine what your experience would have been like.

Glad you weren't hurt.

[Farrar]

To paraphrase Michael Cain: you weren't supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

[thirdmanj]

To paraphrase Michael Cain: you weren't supposed to blow the bloody doors off!

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

HA HA HA!! That's good!! I love it! I've been half heartedly looking for the info on the strut specs. I'd love to know just what PSI my eyeball narrowly avoided... Damn I wish I woulda had a camera for that.