Fitting bonnet struts

[Rich in Vancouver]

Originally Posted by SD1too

It's the American spelling Ian. Prise is preferred!

Simon

LOL! Americans don't use the word prise. They would say pry.
Even us Canucks don't say prise. I think that's strictly a Brit term
(Maybe down under as well)

FWIW: Some companies use a pressure chamber to re-pressurise struts. This works well as long as the seals are OK.

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by Rich in Vancouver

LOL! Americans don't use the word prise. They would say pry.

Thanks very much Richard for your perspective from across the pond! My source of information was the Concise Oxford English Dictionary which also lists the verb pry as "another term for prise" and "chiefly N. Amer."

Anyway, the point is that on this side of the Atlantic we say prise and we spell it with an 's'.

Happy Christmas!

Simon

[Southern Star]

Just to say that I'm a million miles away from being a car mechanic but I changed my bonnet struts today and it took maybe five minutes. Just wedge the bonnet open as far as it will go with a piece of wood, put a screwdriver behind the clips on the struts, twist it and ease the struts off one at a time, then just push the new struts into place, no tools required for this bit, they just clip into place.

[Southern Star]

Originally Posted by 75driver

Just asking as I may get round to doing mine someday..🙄
Is it difficult (or are there tips?) to compress the strut and fit in place?

You don't need to compress the strut. As supplied they will fit straight on when the bonnet is in the fully-open position.

[Martin Butler]

Mine are now in need of changing, Are they the same part as the ones fitted to any land rovers?