Understanding and repairing kitchen shelf door based on a gas spring
From my understanding, a gas spring has more or less unlimited life. However, in our kitchen (1) which is by now more than 10 years old, a kitchen shelf door using two 250N gas springs seems to get old: the springs can't hold the door and it slides down back.
Now please tell me if in the following construction it could be possible to remove and exchange the gas spring which is sold separately or I need to replace the "whole thing"(2) because of the rivets.
(1) the kitchen is of an unknown vendor
(2) I will add the image with the flip side to show the rivets but maybe there is a name for this type of the appliance "metal-frame-with-two-springs" so that I could google for its availability as well.
kitchens rivets
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
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From my understanding, a gas spring has more or less unlimited life. However, in our kitchen (1) which is by now more than 10 years old, a kitchen shelf door using two 250N gas springs seems to get old: the springs can't hold the door and it slides down back.
Now please tell me if in the following construction it could be possible to remove and exchange the gas spring which is sold separately or I need to replace the "whole thing"(2) because of the rivets.
(1) the kitchen is of an unknown vendor
(2) I will add the image with the flip side to show the rivets but maybe there is a name for this type of the appliance "metal-frame-with-two-springs" so that I could google for its availability as well.
kitchens rivets
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
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a gas spring has more or less unlimited life.... not true
– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04
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From my understanding, a gas spring has more or less unlimited life. However, in our kitchen (1) which is by now more than 10 years old, a kitchen shelf door using two 250N gas springs seems to get old: the springs can't hold the door and it slides down back.
Now please tell me if in the following construction it could be possible to remove and exchange the gas spring which is sold separately or I need to replace the "whole thing"(2) because of the rivets.
(1) the kitchen is of an unknown vendor
(2) I will add the image with the flip side to show the rivets but maybe there is a name for this type of the appliance "metal-frame-with-two-springs" so that I could google for its availability as well.
kitchens rivets
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
From my understanding, a gas spring has more or less unlimited life. However, in our kitchen (1) which is by now more than 10 years old, a kitchen shelf door using two 250N gas springs seems to get old: the springs can't hold the door and it slides down back.
Now please tell me if in the following construction it could be possible to remove and exchange the gas spring which is sold separately or I need to replace the "whole thing"(2) because of the rivets.
(1) the kitchen is of an unknown vendor
(2) I will add the image with the flip side to show the rivets but maybe there is a name for this type of the appliance "metal-frame-with-two-springs" so that I could google for its availability as well.
kitchens rivets
kitchens rivets
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
asked Dec 6 at 13:33
J. Doe
1564
1564
1
a gas spring has more or less unlimited life.... not true
– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04
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a gas spring has more or less unlimited life.... not true
– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04
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a gas spring has more or less unlimited life .... not true– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04
a gas spring has more or less unlimited life .... not true– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04
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Looks like this YouTube video answers the question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8365lEGjY
You have to release metal clips at both spring's ends to release it, and the new spring can just click in.
German name for the whole appliance is "Hochschwenkbeschlag", no idea how to call it in English.
answered Dec 6 at 13:43
J. Doe
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That looks incredibly similar to "hydraulic trunk lifts" for cars.
You should be able to detach it at both ends and install a replacement.
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
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Looks like this YouTube video answers the question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8365lEGjY
You have to release metal clips at both spring's ends to release it, and the new spring can just click in.
German name for the whole appliance is "Hochschwenkbeschlag", no idea how to call it in English.
answered Dec 6 at 13:43
J. Doe
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add a comment |
Looks like this YouTube video answers the question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8365lEGjY
You have to release metal clips at both spring's ends to release it, and the new spring can just click in.
German name for the whole appliance is "Hochschwenkbeschlag", no idea how to call it in English.
answered Dec 6 at 13:43
J. Doe
1564
add a comment |
Looks like this YouTube video answers the question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8365lEGjY
You have to release metal clips at both spring's ends to release it, and the new spring can just click in.
German name for the whole appliance is "Hochschwenkbeschlag", no idea how to call it in English.
answered Dec 6 at 13:43
J. Doe
1564
Looks like this YouTube video answers the question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8365lEGjY
You have to release metal clips at both spring's ends to release it, and the new spring can just click in.
German name for the whole appliance is "Hochschwenkbeschlag", no idea how to call it in English.
answered Dec 6 at 13:43
J. Doe
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answered Dec 6 at 13:43
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That looks incredibly similar to "hydraulic trunk lifts" for cars.
You should be able to detach it at both ends and install a replacement.
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
MonkeyZeus
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That looks incredibly similar to "hydraulic trunk lifts" for cars.
You should be able to detach it at both ends and install a replacement.
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
MonkeyZeus
31918
add a comment |
That looks incredibly similar to "hydraulic trunk lifts" for cars.
You should be able to detach it at both ends and install a replacement.
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
MonkeyZeus
31918
That looks incredibly similar to "hydraulic trunk lifts" for cars.
You should be able to detach it at both ends and install a replacement.
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
MonkeyZeus
31918
answered Dec 6 at 16:57
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answered Dec 6 at 16:57
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answered Dec 6 at 16:57
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a gas spring has more or less unlimited life.... not true– jsotola
Dec 8 at 4:04