505 Wagon Strut Problem

davidtowle@lycosmail.com
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:39:23 -0500 (EST)

I found there are many different strut models for Ford Aerostars, the correct one turned out to be for the 1987 model with wiper, 25.2" long. All the other ones are a bit short for the 505, and some are too powerful.

Also the first one I got I bought locally and the ball catch did not quite work, fell off after 5 uses, there must be a slightly different ball shape on the Aerostar. So I made the long trip to Pep Boys and their Prolift #92108 was perfect.

Dave Towle 87 505 Turbo SW

>A few 505 wagon-centric issues:
>
>Now that its getting cold, my hatch struts are getting weak again so the
>hatch drops on my head and makes it even more inflated than it usually is.
>Are there any lower cost/higher force struts available than the OEMs?

The struts from a Ford Aerostar with the rear window wiper are an exact match
and they have the required poop.

Bob Bruce

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