How to Replace Struts for Drop Down Bed

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How to Replace Struts for Drop Down Bed

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Our dropdown bed struts need replacing and in this video we replace them.
Our strut model number is 3671LY.
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@constanzo84 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful, just replaced mine, a little fiddly/heavy to do on your own but absolutely doable. Thank you very much for this video :-)

@HermanHitstheRoad 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, @constanzo84 👍👍

@ron4775 3 жыл бұрын

A real Hymer problem with the bed solved, good job. Its anoying that the springs not work ok, and you have to make strange sounds in the morning when we do the bed UP again. Lets see where I can buy these here in Holland. Thanks for this tip-top-video 👍😁

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ragnar. The noise in our bed was when you lowered it. Everyone in the campsite knew we were going to bed. I'm sure SGS will deliver internationally. 🚐🚐👍🔧

@joey63lo 11 ай бұрын

He Ron, were did you eventually buy the struts in Holland? I am hoping to buy a hymer b584 some day and probably need 2 struts in the future.

@davebuttwell2637 2 жыл бұрын

I love you two. I spent all day yesterday trying to replace the struts on my Pilote. In desperation I looked at youtube and hey presto there was your video. Very little access on the Pilote when the bed is up, but I used a long woodworking clamp to compress the strut by the half-inch needed and it slid on easily. I owe you a beer if you are ever down in the Charente-Maritime with your camper. Thanks Guys.

@HermanHitstheRoad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. A beer in La Rochelle sounds great 👍 Glad we could help.

@BobEarnshawMoHo 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ads and Chas and Zoe, great job, that's a big improvement. Might have to do the same with my bed struts, they won't stay up long enough. Oo er missus.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob.👍👍🚐 Haven't you got a new motorhome though?

@francodelbono319 3 жыл бұрын

No end to your talents guy’s. Think I’ll need this vlog one day. Thanks for sharing 👍👍 SAVED!

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Franco. Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful 👍🚐👍

@HappyPlaceDiaries 3 жыл бұрын

Yet another fantastic video. What a difference the new struts make. Well done! And glad you did not chop your arm off... Chas is too funny.. must be a great time when you guys are working together. Thank you for sharing.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Happy Place Diaries. Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, we do enjoy working together. We do make each other laugh. 👍👍🤣

@lifestyleoffreedomfamily 2 жыл бұрын

Doing my one today! Lets do it! Wish me luck :-)

@HermanHitstheRoad 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck. Don't do it on your own. The bed is heavy

@drexelspivey6472 6 ай бұрын

great video yet again thanks ive mine to do

@HermanHitstheRoad 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, @drexelspivey6472. Thanks

@heikehampton9665 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you both from Germany xx

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heike. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and Paul. 👍🎄🎁🎄🎄

@davehornby1722 3 жыл бұрын

You two are a double act lol. Love the how to..... Stay safe x

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍👍🚐😃

@ttxela 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work, smooth operater at bedtime 👍

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍Alex. That's pillow talk.

@henrybarnett1063 3 жыл бұрын

Job worth doing well done u 2.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Henry 👍👍

@stuartmcnicol1097 3 жыл бұрын

You two make me laugh it's like watching Laurel and Hardy😂

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart. I'm glad you enjoy watching our videos. 😃😂👍👍

@F70100 3 жыл бұрын

Pure, unadulterated smut... Great stuff! 😉

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. We're glad you approve 😃👍🚐

@adamtarrington6541 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll try those so thanks. We’ve done Morton in Marsh and I’m confident if you liked that, you would like Cirencester CAMC. Good site, 15 minute walk into the town (which is nice and oldy woldy) and a really good Roman museum. Happy adventures👍🏻

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam. Cirencester is a lovely place.

@jirikorenek548 9 ай бұрын

Herman, skvělé video,poraď, kde a jak objednat nové vzpěry...Díky Yuri Czech republic

@HermanHitstheRoad 9 ай бұрын

Thanks @jirikorenek548 👍👍. Information about the struts and where I bought them from can be found in the video description

@susancooper2996 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ads I would just like to say a bug thanks for the video on the gas struts, just done the same thing though your great video same van just a bit younger 😀

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, Susan. Glad you found the video useful 👍👍🚙

@HitchUpAndTow 3 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks HitchUpAndTow 👍👍👍🚐

@stewartturner3181 3 жыл бұрын

Great interesting little video 😀 Chas is a great character isn't he 😀 Happy Christmas to you all 🎄🎅🎁

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stewart. Merry Christmas to you too. Stay safe 👍🎁🎄

@nigelbailey2665 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ads Zoe and Chas. About a couple of years ago I checked the bolt torque used for the bed fixings. If you had done your video sooner I could have saved myself some traumas when moving the bed up and down on our B584. Your video clearly shows it becomes an effortless task with good condition struts ! Guess what, after checking the code on the existing struts, order placed ! Thanks for posting the video, all the best for Christmas to you all. Nigel & Glynis Bailey

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck in replacing your bed struts, Nigel. The bed is very heavy so be careful when lowering and lifting. You can't do it on your own. Get some help. Let us know how you get on 👍👍👍Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎁🎁

@hornetboy3694 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video .thank you for sharing

@HermanHitstheRoad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hornet Boy

@xristoslazarakos9250 3 жыл бұрын

Dear friend, Waching your video i saw a big problem that HERMAN has up on the left side.I have a TABBERT FFB 570 and i had the same problem.The left side is totaly damaged because of the watter.You can see that from the rust on metal parts of the bed.A big bravo to your Mechanic,he is real good. From Greece with love.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks xristos for commenting. Where do you mean? Could you give me a time stamp from the video?

@xristoslazarakos9250 3 жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad Dear friend, Good evening.If you wach carefully you will see at 7.30 minute of the video that the metal base of the bed at the left side and the screwes are rusty.That means that the wall has big moistire problem.You must fix it as soon as possible to prevent biger problems.I replaced both walls so you can imagine the cost....... By the way in case you do not know your wife's name ''ZOI'' in Greek language means life. Good night my friend.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks xristos. I'll take a look when I get a chance 👍👍

@ruud18 Жыл бұрын

This was a great help te repair oure own camperbed!!

@HermanHitstheRoad Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it useful, Ruud. Thanks for letting me know 👍👍

@mijntuube59 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the instruction! Very helpfull! Flying Dutchman🚍

@HermanHitstheRoad 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, @mijntuube59. Thanks for commenting 👍👍

@grumpybear3229 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Grumpy Bear 👍👍👍

@ianwhite725 3 жыл бұрын

Cracking video folks I’ve been in stitches 😂😂😂

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ian. Glad you enjoyed the video 🤣🤣👍

@Simon_W74 3 жыл бұрын

Having watched your video it makes me realise that our bed is similar, in hard to pull up and makes a lot of noise too, Ours does stay put roughly where you stop moving it. So not as far gone, but very likely on its way out. Sadly SGS Engineering don't seem to cover Rapidos, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the struts that they do stock would match what we have on our bed.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with sourcing replacements Digger Buckett. Send them an email, they are very helpful. 👍👍🚐

@Simon_W74 3 жыл бұрын

Will do once we know what’s happening with being able to freely roam once again.

@TheArtofRVing 3 жыл бұрын

*drop down bed is the only way. Oh the strut. Bob Seeger anyone?*

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are too funny. And now I've discovered Bob Seger 👍👍👍🎸🎸

@TheArtofRVing 3 жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad Night Moves is the best album ever....every song is a winner....and the song Strut is on it

@ladyB59 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you,! Saving this one

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Heidi. 👍🚐👍

@laikatravels 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work, when you get the bedding on the effort to lift and lower will probably even out.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Good point, Laika Travels. The bed is also much higher giving even more view of the road while driving. 🚐👍🔧👍👍

@kieranking8657 3 жыл бұрын

good job, well explained👍

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kieran 👍👍🔧

@alibutler2991 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, where can we get a Chas too he's really handy

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ali. This will tell you where you can get your own Chas. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b551ZrB52bG9dps.html

@camperab 3 жыл бұрын

formerly aka "Camp mal". Excellent work, gentlemen! Now Zoe can push up the bed easily while Ads is still snoring in it. I wonder what country's engineers developed such a strange bed structure?!

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

It's camp mal from Bavaria, Germany. You've changed your name 👍👍 What's a AB stand for? The bed is much closer to the ceiling so I think I'd get squashed if I was up there

@camperab 3 жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad Oh no! No squashed Ads, please! - "Camp mal" was a polite German request meaning "Go camping", but my froggie friends on the other side of the Rhine river misunderstood it in their language as "camp badly". So, I have finally decided to change my nick wherever possible. German license plates start with one, two or three letters showing the city/district/county where the car is registered. AB is the acronym for Aschaffenburg.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I see. That all sounds confusing, Camper AB 🤣👍

@Earandthere 3 жыл бұрын

You KZfaqrs with your 'how to' videos... You're costing me a fortune 🙄 but at least the bed won't creak when I move it👍😀 Happy Christmas

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

LOL. Sorry Cliff Tops. Your bed will be all the better for it. 👍👍👍🚐

@peterfitzpatrick9541 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there. I went to take my struts out and one was in the way you put your one in. But The other one was the opposite way in??? Would that be for one to assist with putting the bed down, and the other one, that is the opposite way in is to assist with putting the bed back up?????

@HermanHitstheRoad 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, it sounds like someone has put one around the wrong way. Being the wrong way round I don't think you'll be able to put the clips on or the split pin in. I might be wrong though

@peterfitzpatrick9541 2 жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad thanks for replying. I'll be putting them in the same way you did. Happy camping 👍

@peterjones2845 3 жыл бұрын

I think you could re register Herman and put a 70 plate on it, nowt much left of the old stuff left .lol

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe very good Peter. They call old stuff that is now new retro don't they? Thanks 👍👍👍🚐🚐😃

@patrickdobinson3017 3 жыл бұрын

hi great video. I am going to do ours next week. What size split pins and starlock washers did you use.

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, Patrick. I brought a box of mixed sizes so I couldn't tell you the sizes we used. Sorry

@HermanHitstheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

You will need help, Patrick. It's not a one person job. That bed it heavy

@patrickdobinson3017 3 жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad thanks. I have roped my son into helping me so he can flex his muscles

@cromaticfilms1427 Жыл бұрын

Hello ! I like you videos and helped me a lot understanding the motorhome. I have the same drop down bed as this but i want to know whats the weight limit ? Also the bed has a steel frame inside the wall or in what is screwed the 4 bolts ? Thanks, I hope your response.

@HermanHitstheRoad Жыл бұрын

Hi, CromaticFilms. I don't know what the weight limit of the bed is. It should say in the motorhome user guide. It appears 4 bolts connect the bed frame to the motorhome frame work.

@cromaticfilms1427 Жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad thanks for your reply. Do you know if the motorhome framework is steel ? I had some water infiltration from the window and i was wondering if the water cand affect the framework inside the wall. I don t want to fall with the bed :)) also is moving when im climbing up there and doesn t look so stabile.

@HermanHitstheRoad Жыл бұрын

I think the framework is steel. I don't think aluminium would be strong enough. The beds do sway from side to side a little.

@cromaticfilms1427 Жыл бұрын

@@HermanHitstheRoad thank you !! Keep up with vlogs. I’m watching and we like it vrey much. Greetings from Romania !

@HermanHitstheRoad Жыл бұрын

Thanks CromaticFilms 👍👍