Originally Posted by technojunky
true, I just was going based on what I had been told at various shops around here is all. I'd hate to not replace the struts when I should and then have the door smash down. That's my only concern
Would they really just suddenly "smash down", or like so many of this type of compression device with seals (that ultimately fail), wouldn't they fail over time - in essence giving some advance warning?
And to take that a step further, wouldn't one suffer same issue when raising the door in the first place (no assist in this case)? That would certainly warn of a problem.