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Thanks, it can actually lift me up standing on the bottom step. I wanted to have the ability to have the steps up at night and still open the door which spawned the idea of the porch. We can control it from multiple locations inside outside and with a remote control.

Back to anything can be done. I designed and built a mechanism that pivots my entry stairs approximately 140 degrees using a single actuator. I love a good challenge.

My specialty is designing and making things that move, I’ve worked in animated robotics to agriculture machines. Basically I love making things that don’t exist one offs then moving to the next project.

Looking at some other ones. I looks like the problem is going to be modifying for the extra overall length. For a 24” stroke you have to add about 10” for an overall length of 34”.

I guess I’ve never looked for an actuator with that capacity. They are out there this one can get up to 5,600 lbs very impressive! Definitely got me thinking.

This is a great thread! Just saying….

Agree, but anything is possible with time and money.

If you make it work I would love to see pictures of it and the brand of actuator.

Good information thank you

Interesting, so what do you mean by bad wiring? And how would it affect the CTIS. 9 years ago when I purchased my 2003 A1 the CTIS controller was bad, purchased a new one and never had another problem with the controller. Never having wiring problems but many different electrical components...

No, I’ve only used it once or twice. Mostly because I hand wash the windshield every morning before we drive when it’s buggy out.

Well I hate to admit it but I'm calling defeat after spending a few more hours trying to figure out where the water is coming from! This morning I researched what the back of the gen 2 AC looks like and I found that the area behind the CTIS all the way forward, the part you can't see is actually...

Electric actuators are longer than hydraulic actuators for the same stroke length. So fitting a longer actuator in the same space would be the first hurdle the second would be strength.

It just rained 2.5" in less than 30 minutes and still dry.......Still dry!

Thank Ron I’ll get the Walmart brand! 😂 I tried that first with the hose spray nozzle spraying each area that I could possibly enter the vehicle. I didn’t as far as pressure washer but I’m not driving into the wind through a hurricane. But maybe I should go there next.

Working on a 2003 M1079A1 with gen 2 AC. The drivers side floor where your feet are is always damp between the spray in bed liner and the fitted floor mat, same as original just black. Some times it's more wet than other times, but never consistent with rain. Today I decided to find the problem...

They are a blast traveling in them. The views from the cab are high and panoramic.

Gotta air down before you go out on the sand!

Probably not enough thread engagement for helicoil. Find a different drain plug with larger thread diameter and tap to match it. But insuring you get all the chips out is going to be the most difficult part.

Neither, just age and moisture caused the bottom hinge to seize up.