Gas Strut Roof Lift Assists

on all of the new four-wheel campers we

have gas struts exterior gas struts that

come standard comes on all of our

campers but if you needed to change

these out over the years as they wear

out pretty easy

we usually extend the roof this

particular camper is on the production

line so it’s not quite finished doors

not in but to change these we usually

lift the roof lock that in place from

the inside outside you can just take a

little flat-head screwdriver and get it

underneath the edge to to pry off the

clip once that clip comes off a little

bit farther off of the ball it’ll come

right off of there so the clip stays on

there the ball here has grease on it you

can take the top one off as well it will

pull off so it’s quite an easy change if

you come with a new pair of struts it’s

as easy as just lifting your roof

putting your top strut on making sure

that the retainer clip is locked in

there the lower one we have to push this

in just a little bit which is sometimes

challenged because the pressure and that

will lock the last ball into position

just going to put the screwdriver in my

pocket here lift that guy up wiggle it

on there and that will lock in there

whew Allen to have these added after the

fact if you have an older four wheel

camper your camper doesn’t have these we

usually recommend coming to the factory

or an authorized dealer a little tricky

to size and a little tricky to put in

inside your framing along your rear wall

here marker lights running lights porch

lights floodlights

there’s wiring in this lower tube area

so when you’re running your ball stud

through here very important you don’t

drill through there and hit any of your

wires in the frame this size varies

depending on the age of the camper and

the height of the pop up here

different measurements that are

important for door clearance strut

clearance we want these to be able to

extend all the way up without stopping

and come all the way down without

bottoming out but that’s the basics of

the exterior struts they’re standard on

all new campers they last quite a few

years but they are replaceable if you

need it and they can be added to older

campers if you want them just call the

service center

FWC toll-free number or our local line

service guys can give you some prices

and some details