astra '93 estate - drooping tailgate

can I pump up the struts somehow? the tailgate slowly falls onto my head
when unloading stuff.! thanks

 

sealed units sadly
scrappers are very cheap and the same on most Vauxhalls of that era.
got a pair for £7.50 last summer, though I had to remove them myself.

mikeFNB.........

mike

 

It sounds as if only one of the struts has failed but the other will
probably follow.

They are not expensive new and you should only need one for now but
try and find a pair at a scrap yard.

They are easy to remove/refit.

Alan

 

Thanks, gentlemen, for your helpful replies.