As a fellow Probe GT driver and having dealt with the weak hatch struts that
fail progressively as the temps plummet, I first resorted to using something
I kept in my car most of the time anyway:
An umbrella (one of the long ones)
But then I splurged on some hatch struts: Carparts.com 4858 4859 (for a
spoilered car, and my car doesn't have a spoiler)
The stronger struts are really tough to get down and positively jettison the
hatch into the air. I figure in a year or so, they'll be back to the normal
strength.
Brian
95 PGT
late 65 Mustang which was both mine and my mom's first car: pony interior,
289 2v (but a Holley 600 found its way on there), C4 cruise-o-matic atx (I
love those old terms)
--
Brian Berryhill
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/brianberryhill
> Mike B. stroked the keys thusly:
>
> >I need to find a source for gas springs for the hatchback on
> >my wifes 1996 Ford Probe GT. Anyone have any ideas short of
> >giving the dealer $200.00 for them???
>
> The ones on my '94 Probe GT went, too. I haven't found an aftermarket
> source yet, but I've instead placed a suitable length of broom handle in
> the rear of the car. This works nicely and cost me $0.00 as I had an old,
> worn-out O-Cedar broom in the garage.
>
> Jim "Fix It Cheap" Crider
> autojim@att.net
> '65 Mustang
> '78 Fiesta -- BUY THIS CAR, ASK ME HOW!
> '93 Classic 26' Trailer
> '94 Probe GT
> '95 E-350 Club Wagon
> '99 Mustang Cobra
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