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Originally Posted by MrForbes
I think that you'd be hard pressed to find someone on a team who has ever seen the oil in a gas spring! I think there is a warning on them about "DO NOT OPEN THIS", you know.
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If you go to any older SUV (like my 2003 Tahoe) and open the tailgate, take a look at the rods on the gas springs. I would bet that you would find plenty of oil on the rods, past where the seal wipes the rod. I know you can see it on mine.
Also, I know many wood-turners that swear by home-made lathe tools made from the rods of gas springs. Extreme car must be taken when "venting" the high pressure gas.