On Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:43:57 -0700, krasw wrote:

700N for non-lifting panel, 1000N for lifting. Schleicher part is made
by Hahn Gasfeder.

Unscrewing front and is good advice, but some gas struts have stamped
end that cannot by unscrewed. Opening nose bolt is relatively easy, but
putting it back is more difficult. I did this by supergluing nut to my
finger and reaching it to bolt end (yes, lost finger skin in the
process). It took one day instead of 60 minutes and I invented a whole
new vocabulary of curses. Seriously thought of sawing the nose cone off
to attach bolt.

I like the cya (superglue) solution, but a less painful way might be to
buy a cheap, disposable latex or plastic glove, put it on and use use cya
to stick the nut to the outside of the glove. You might also get away
with wrapping your finger in masking tape and sticking the nut to that:
clingfilm wouldn't work because cya doesn't stick to it.


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