Snappi Seat Standalone Workshop Manual
Document No: 053-08 v2
Page 10 of 49
March 2019
Snappi Seat Standalone Workshop Manual.doc
7.1: Seat gas spring/strut
Replace the gas spring if it is damaged or worn. Please note, as the gas strut release head
is cast aluminium, we recommend this is replaced every three years.
To remove the gas strut (shown in Fig 7.1.1):
Fig 7.1.1
•
Lift the seat onto a suitable
workbench and sit it on its interface
with the seat back angle set at 90
degrees.
•
Using 2 x 13mm spanners undo the
gas strut fixing bolts. Take note of the
position of the washers and spacers.
•
Remove the release lever; undo the
release head by placing a bar (e.g.
shank of a screwdriver) through the
mounting hole in the head and loosen
with a 13mm spanner as shown in Fig
7.1.2.
•
Next, unscrew the gas spring from the
head and remove the release lever.
Fig 7.1.2
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To reassemble the new gas spring,
place the release lever into the head,
and screw in the gas spring so that
the pin on the end of the gas spring
locates into the notch in the lever.
Note: for Snappi seats fitted with the
dynamic gas strut, you will need to
place the dynamic strut restrictor
between the body of the gas strut and
the m8 lock nut (see Fig 7.1.3).
Fig 7.1.3
Dynamic strut
restrictor
Gas strut body
