Rear Lift Glass Support
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Rear Lift Glass Support
I have a 2001 Blazer....the rear lift glass support arm has a broken ball joint. The ball joint that connects (welded?)to the body has broken right off from overuse.
Any ideas?...anyone ever had to deal with this?
Any ideas?...anyone ever had to deal with this?
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Joined: Apr 2016
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From: North GA, USA
I haven't dealt with that exact issue.
However, I've added gas lift struts (like the ones used for the tail glass) to the hood of a few cars that came with hood prop rods. McMaster-Carr has ball studs available for that. Look for 'Ball stud for gas springs' on their site. You might be able to put a threaded insert in there and thread one of those in, or worst case, tack weld a flanged nut in place and use it to hold one.
However, I've added gas lift struts (like the ones used for the tail glass) to the hood of a few cars that came with hood prop rods. McMaster-Carr has ball studs available for that. Look for 'Ball stud for gas springs' on their site. You might be able to put a threaded insert in there and thread one of those in, or worst case, tack weld a flanged nut in place and use it to hold one.
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