Cheap fix for your Sea-Doo RXP RXT hood not staying open (Cross-Reference Gas Strut/Spring)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- If your RXP or RXT hood doesn't stay open, you're not alone! We show off a cheap way to fix it, as well as the process you have to do to change the "gas spring" to the best of my camera operating abilities.
Turns out that a 2007 Infiniti M35 Hood lift support is the same size and lift capacity as the very expensive OEM part, Dramatically cheaper, Plus locally available at any auto parts store.
In a lot of cases, you'll even get the exact same brand. I've seen several Suspa brand gas springs used on Sea-doos.
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Strongarm 4042: amzn.to/31sym2i
If your upper mount point is broken or missing, JC Craftyjoe has made a 3d printable replacement, the files are available here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:469... - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Here is an affiliate link so you can check the price on amazon and if you buy from this link I get a small commission that helps me keep doing what I'm doing!
Strongarm 4042: amzn.to/31sym2i
If your upper mount point is broken or missing, JC Craftyjoe has made a 3d printable replacement, the files are available here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4691114
This was very helpful. I ended up using a crown bar anchored deep inside above the lift support and pushed down to get it to where I could pop in the rod into the hood.
Excellent!
Compressing the strut to get everything back together can be a real pain but you won't get hit in the head by the hood crashing down anymore!
That metal plate happens to have a square notch cut out which a 3/8 ratchet extension will fit in perfectly.. Instead of the vice grips you can just take a ratchet with extension and compress the shock very easily. Great video!
WOW I had no idea. Awesome tip, thanks for sharing! I just purchased a 05 RXP in dire need of some love, still not sure 100% what I'll do with it, but you should hopefully be seeing it on the channel as soon as I get freed up enough to start making some videos again!
I've done this B4 so I know that this is great info. Just a small correction. You need a 1/2" drive ratchet not a 3/8" and don't use an extension. Just a half inch drive ratchet will do. Thanks for sharing!
@@jackstehle474 can you explain this a little better for me?
@@brandons9775 While sitting on the ski go to the right side and under the hood you'll see a metal plate above the shock. The shock attaches to this plate.. You'll see a slot about an inch and a quarter long . If you take a 1/2 inch drive ratchet with no socket on it and stick it in that slot, You can compress the shock very easily and this will allow you to attach the hood. Good luck.
What!!??
Thx man. Mine came loose from the ball socket & had to put it back in place. You saved the day.
Very nice! glad the video helped you locate everything, its no fun having the hood close on your head!
Owner of a 1999 XPL you sound me although I found a Gas Shock Assembly for $29.99 did not know I could use a auto part for this installation thank you 5 stars
Thanks for uploading this. Was able to fix my front storage shock with the help of your video. For anyone else who may be struggling getting the snap ring off the top, you can instead take out the bolt on the metal plate that holds the same metal rod in place. That's what I had to do and it worked like a charm. Getting the bolt back in took a bit of elbow grease but was completely doable with a second set of hands on a 1/2" rachet compressing the shock.
Excellent! Getting hit in the head once by a hood is plenty of motivation to replace the shock!
@@trythistv Haha, too true! Thanks again!
Thank you so much brother, I got stuck trying to compress the strut. You saved my weekend!
Once you've done one it seems super simple now doesn't it? I remember the first time I replaced one and I spent some time looking at everything like it was a spaceship trying to get it to go back together lol
Excellent job with ur tutorial on the install of the seadoo front hatch gas piston. The vise grip idea worked like a charm. thanx man u rock
Glad it helped you! Some of them have a spot where you can fit a ratchet into, I believe its a 1/2" ratchet and use that to compress the shock to reassemble, but the vicegrips work very well too!
Fantastic!! Way better than dealer and mail order pricing. And so clear on how to install.
Glad it helped!
Camera angles and quality are getting better and better 👍
I'm trying! A little at a time!
I was quoted over $1,000.00 for both of my 2007 RXTs to get replaced by the dealership. Just ordered 2 off of your link. Thank you so much for this video. Cannot wait to get them installed. A++
WOW! Either I'm charging way too little or that dealership is making a mint! I think I charged one of my customers $100 including the parts to do a set of RXTs. Glad the video helped you out!
This worked awesome. Got the gas strut off AliExpress and it worked well. Was a little longer than the original so fit was a little harder. The vice grips tricked worked perfectly as well. Thanks this is awesome!!!!
No more getting bonked in the head under your skis hood! Less headaches are always good lol
Great video man. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Great job you really helped us out we did a fiberglass repair and that little strut came off thanks for all your help buddy good video too
Glad it helped you out!
Just fixed my hood on my 2007 rxt using this. Huge help!
Glad it helped. Nothing quite like having the hood fall on your head when you're leaned over into the hull reaching for something.
Thank you sooo much I just replaced mine, couldn't have asked for better instruction!
Glad it helped! Makes lifting the hood much nicer!
Great find!.. for those who are having trouble with the vise grips what I just did was place the vice grips exactly how its shown in the video but I moved the rod on the correct side for putting it through the opening and used the weight of the hood to push it down with just enough space to put my arm in and hold the vise grips down as I pulled the hood up the rod slowly comes up as well and then just push it into place was super easy rather than trying to use brute force on the grips. Thanks for the video I ordered the exact same thing for my 2005 sea doo wake
Some of the brackets also have a little slot that either a 3/8 or 1/2 inch square drive ratchet will fit into, I forget which size, but that can make it drastically easier, but it seems like not every bracket has that slot if my memory serves me, in which case your method is an excellent idea!
Thanks so much for putting this on once I watched it was easy could not figure out how to compress the shock. I also watched too late to get save the money but its fixed thanks
Now you can tell your friends! It seems like all the hood struts are starting to go so it could prove beneficial! And boy is it ever a bear to try to compress that thing without unhooking the hood!
AWESOME TIP!! Thanks Brother!
Great video brother
Great video !
Thank you so much for the help!!!
You're very welcome!
Very good info . Thanks
I have already replaced mine once with a non Seadoo strut, and it failed again after 2 years. But after watching your video, I will try the strongarm and see if it last longer...Thanks!
I'm sure the quality varies wildly from brand to brand, I've always been happy with the strongarm brand, and all the customers I've changed these struts for appreciate the difference in cost versus having the OEM part installed
Well done👍 You just made my day!
It's certainly a much cheaper option than going to the dealer!
Yeah 72.99 USD for me is around 100$ Canadian plus shipping. You guys are lucky. Your option is 20$ from Amazon, same option from Amazon Canada is 60$. Still much cheaper than the dealer 😃👍
Check your local auto parts store for a 2007 Infiniti m35 hood strut, idk what auto parts places are up that way but you might save even more checking there! Our local AutoZone, O'Reilly's or such has them for around $18 USD
Will do. Thanks
Great video
Thank you!
Dang it I watched this 3 days too late for the cheaper part til but easy install thx
Yup, the Sea-Doo dealers get a decent price for them, but it should last you a good long time now that you've done it!
Idk if its a correction or an opinion,.buuuut!
I placed my cylinder upside down,with the shaft of the cylinder on the bottom side.
i think it'l have a better chance against the elements...
Factory placed it wrong to take your 100 dollars...my take on it.
Perfect video Brother.
luuuuv!!! please.
Man I thought I'd replied to you, yeah I totally agree, facing the cylinder down there isn't as much chance for any water or debris to settle on the seal or shaft, so it isn't as likely to get pitted and leak out.
Took 3 hours to heat up and remove rubber off old shock, vice grip idea worked but used a thin block of wood to compress shock. Could prob do it under an hour now. Thx
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
Glad it helped you out! No more getting bonked in the head by the hood!
Great tip. thanks a lot
No problem! Sure better than $100 for the part at a dealer.
Thanks
Thanks for this!
My pleasure! Dealers get a mint for these!
trythistv installed it the other day. Mine was completely rusted apart (bought an 02’ GTX). You made the vise grips look easy but this video saved me time and money.
Thank you bro
You're welcome! Hopefully your hood stays up good now!
Helpfull thankz
You're very welcome!
Will this fit a Sea-Doo RX 2000 Millenium Edition? First-ever experience with a PWC and just started my learning curve, successfully replaced the reverse cable, broken lock nut for the steering cable, and fixed miscellaneous other stuff. Lucky to find your TH-cam channel.
I'm afraid that the RX may use a different style, I am not 100% sure, but it seems like it uses the style that bolts on instead of this style that uses the ball socket attachment. there may be a possibility of swapping the ends on the gas shock but I'm not confident enough to say one way or the other.
Glad the videos have been helpful otherwise though!
I tried and tried to move the shock with the vice grips, no deal. I ended up removing the lower screw on hood hinge. This allowed the hood to be angled up so the connecting rod could slip in the hole. It easily was maneuvered back into place.
I have heard there is a slot in the bracket that you can put a 1/2 inch ratchet (might be 3/8, I don't remember) or breaker bar into and use that to lever it down. Glad you got yours together though!
Do you have a video to replace mirrors
what can the earlier ones do? like a 95 96 ect? xp
Hey man. Im trying to do mine but it seems like I got another metal piece that just hanging. Any idea what that could be?
Like I have the steel plate you refer to then I have another piece just dangling from there
Is it possible the plate that the gas spring mounts to on the bottom has come detached from the fiberglass?
I had to replace mine, but the top attachment point was broken... a couple of minutes in Fusion 360 and 3 hr printing = new attachment point!
That is absolutely awesome! Did you post the file anywhere like thingiverse or such? I'll add a link in the description or something in case anyone else has a broken support!
@@trythistv www.thingiverse.com/thing:4691114
I added the link to the description just in case anyone else needs a bracket it'll save them a step! Thank you so much for sharing!
What is the appropriate lbs in force that the oem has?
The oe one I believe is rated at 90lbs force, and generally in my experience they barely hold the hood up. Moving to the 100lb (strongarm 4042 that is linked in the description) works so much better than the OEM one, and lasts a ton longer but still closes easily enough due to the massive leverage the hood gives
I got the lift bar installed easy enough, but I could not het it to compress with the vice grips at all. Any suggestions?
Take a look at your bracket, some have a little slot you can fit either a 3/8 or 1/2 ratchet into, I don't recall which it is, but that is an excellent way to compress the shock a bit, I think it's a 3/8 ratchet, and the slot is rounded on the ends so it's not super obvious that's what it's for
Fixed it! Couldn’t get it to compress and then I noticed that someone had moved the base grommet back a bit which was making it harder. Soooo, I took the screws off the base grommet and then was able to pull/slide the base plate into a good spot, then used a hammer drill to put the screws into fresh holes. Wasn’t the ways described here, but it worked!
If it works, it works! I know some of the lower brackets were put in weird places at the factory that caused the gas spring to pop off when the hood was closed, and a lot of people redrilled where they would be straight, it could be someone did that but had a weak gas spring that would compress easier.
I just attempted to instal shock and the bottom bracket isn’t even attached to seadoo and rusted! Can you send me a pic of where the bottom bracket is supposed to be mounted please?
I will snap a picture the next time I'm working on a seadoo of this style and post it on the website!
What model of car model,pump is it?
2007 Infiniti M35 Hood lift support should be exactly what you need to do what is shown in the video.
like is for george
We all know George is the star of the show.
Anyone know if this will fit a 1997 XP model?
Sadly no, they used a different mounting system for the strut, it might be possible to remove the strut and take it to an auto parts store and see if they can match it up, you might need to swap the ends of the strut to the new one though
Does this same part work on a 2003 SEADOO GTX ?
Yep, just put some on an 02 gtx and a 05 gtx, they use the same hull/hood design as the rxp/rxt models
The man! Thanks for video!
I forget if I mentioned it in the video, but there is a slot for a 1/2" ratchet in the plate behind the cover in the storage area that makes compressing the gas spring to reattach the top rod part super easy.