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guitarcarfanatic Apr 7th, 2021 11:57

Boot Load Cover/Floor Gas Strut
 
Hi guys,

Thought I would share this (picked it up from a Polish Volvo forum).

The strut that holds the boot floor up in my 2010 XC70 had lost it's strength. It turns out, the rear boot strut for recent Peugeot 206's is a similar size and works great in it's place.

I got mine from Ebay for £12 - A Meyle branded one (search MEYLE 11-40 910 0016 GAS SPRING REAR WINDSCREEN).

It's slightly longer I think and definitely stronger than the original. But it takes 20 secs to change and just means you need to compress it slightly before fitting (fit one end, compress and clip on other end).

Works an absolute treat. Effortless up and down :)

Tatsfield Apr 7th, 2021 14:42

I knew that I always struggle with the boot floor on my XC70 and put it down to the fact that I have a heavy duty rubber liner which weighs down the floor but I couldn't remember seeing a gas strut there. Of course it does have one but it doesn't seem to do anything at all with the extra weight of the liner so if the Peugeot one is considerably stronger, that would be a great bonus. Is the difference you feel that compared to the original Volvo unit in working condition or does it feel stronger because the original is not working? Certainly worth £12 for any improvement over the current situation.

george57l Apr 8th, 2021 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarcarfanatic (Post 2726468)

The strut that holds the boot floor up in my 2010 XC70 had lost it's strength. It turns out, the rear boot strut for recent Peugeot 206's is a similar size and works great in it's place.

Hmm. Gets me thinking about putting these in my 2015 XC70 where the skinflints dispensed with gas struts to keep the boot floor up and replaced them with a bit of webbing and a plastic hook...

minibull Apr 8th, 2021 12:51

The Volvo strut is a Stabilus 5901YM rated at 100Nm, the Peugeot one is a Stabilus 6642PF rated at 140Nm. I fitted an old Pug strut I had but it still struggles with a rubber mat in the back, maybe because of its age.

Tatsfield Apr 8th, 2021 16:44

I've ordered the Peugeot one and will see how it copes.

TriggerFish Apr 9th, 2021 12:17

For reference, I tried fitting these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Univer...N/184222724225

And they're the right size, but a bit too strong. You have to put your hand over the strut attachment point when closing the boot floor otherwise the floor flexes before it compresses the strut.

The other problem is that it made the metal bracket on the chassis bend slightly (which caused the ball joint to pop off), so I have to put a couple of bits of wood behind it to stop the bracket from bending. Ideally, I'd have fitted something weaker, but I had these lying about. Sounds like something between 140nm and 240nm might be the sweet spot?

Tatsfield Apr 10th, 2021 01:39

Not really surprised as at 240N they are nearly 2½ times as powerful as the specified units! I was worrying about fitting 140N struts. :shocked:

minibull Apr 11th, 2021 15:19

You can spec your own struts from these, either fixed or adjustable force.https://www.strutsdepot.com/

Tatsfield Apr 23rd, 2021 18:16

Reporting back with fitting the 140N Meyle gas strut. It works a whole lot better than the original 100N unit and if I ensure that the floor panel is raised to the full extent of the strut, it keeps it up in place. I suspect that if, like me you have a heavy rubber mat permanently in place in the load space, you'd probably do better with a 160+N unit that would hold the floor panel in place at wherever level you left it rather than having to pull it fully open to get it to stay put. But I am pleased with the replacement and it serves me well enough compared with the under powered OEM strut, which if anybody who doesn't have rubber load space liners needs a replacement OEM strut, they can have the discarded one for free if they can collect in the Bournemouth area. PM me if you want it.

Bulleidboy Apr 29th, 2021 10:32

Thanks for all the very helpful information. I have ordered the strut mentioned in the first post, and thanks to Tatsfield for having ordered and confirmed that it works well. I do not have a heavy mat as I have the Volvo hard high-sided load-liner, which obviously has to be removed before the floor is lifted. I await its arrival. Many thanks.


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