Replace Attic Springs With Gas Strut

How to replace the springs on pull down attic stairs.

Replace attic springs with gas strut.

Put on your work gloves and grab one of the springs in the middle. Choose the right mounting part for your application. Pull down attic stairs have coil springs attached to the power arms at each side of the unit that keep the door closed and even with the ceiling. Grab the strut bottom and spring and tilt the bottom out toward you.

Hinge arm kit bird ladder. About 5 years ago i replaced my wood attic ladder with an aluminum one from louisville ladder that uses gas struts instead of a spring. The stuts no longer provide enough pull to keep the ladder tucked into the ceiling. Attic stair wooden ladder attic ladder replacement springs hinscha gas springs replace a garage door spring only after attic stair wooden ladder.

Our gas springs are equipped with a valve. The gas springs also called gas pressure springs gas dampers or gas pressure dampers will solve your individual requirements for opening closing tilting and damping flaps tables seats or loungers thanks to our decades of experience. Repeat this step for the other spring if both need replacing. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Then lower the strut until it clears the strut tower and lift it out. When you want to mount the gas strut you can select one of our mounting parts. Feb 15 2016 my mobile cabinet for the x carve cnc needs a lifting mechanism capable of lifting over 70 kg. Rest the strut on the plywood and remove the old strut.

Pull toward either end of the spring. Standard strut kit for aluminum attic ladders 1 pair 36 80 by. The other day i went into the garage and the ladder was open the struts had failed. While pulling have your partner use the screwdriver to gently pull the hooked end of the spring out of the ring it is attached to.