Hinges and Hardware 101 - How to Compress a Gas Spring

Gas springs are filled with nitrogen and when at rest, that pressurized nitrogen keeps pushing the rod out of the tube. The pressure of gas springs can range from five pounds up to several hundred pounds. While most people can compress a lower pound pressure spring by hand, you should never try to compress a gas spring to install it. You should always manually raise your lid or cover to the designed open angle and then connect your gas spring to the mounting points. This is your safest way of installing it and allowing the weight of the cover to compress the spring. If you need assistance picking the right gas spring and mounting points to use, we're here to help! Let Guden help guide you to the optimal solution based on your application parameters by using our gas spring selector process.