How to fix a stuck gas lift bed

This is the easy way to fix your gas struts if they are stuck on your gas lift bed.

[@justinknox2863]

YOU SAVED US!!! We are staying at an apartment rental and our son pulled in the handle of the bed and we couldn't for the life of us close it and it is late at night. Thank you for this video and giving us all a good night's sleep!

[@abbyradford7489]

This Video was such a blessing!! My fiancé and I had just bought a new Wayfair bed that had this lift up system and we were totally stumped! Thank you so much for this tutorial it worked perfectly!

[@kymberleyhigh2429]

you superstar! I thought my new bed was broken and had been trying for hours until I saw this video and tried your method - it worked! Thank you very much :-)

[@jamess4855]

You are an absolute legend and paragon of human kindness. Thank you!

[@stevewilkinson779]

Just Brilliant,… after struggling for 20 minutes, found this & it worked first time. Cheers 👍

[@wowalready287]

thank you so much for your help, my sons were about to give up then saw your video... superb

[@Acidbather]

Thanks dude, appreciate it. It only took me 30 seconds to find out what the deal was. So awesome!

[@bellacam]

Thank you so much. Literally assembling a bed with this feature and was freaking out because I could not get it down. Thank you.

[@thisgirl_c85-banginconfide34]

AMAZING!!!! We literally thought our pistons were totally fused as they would not move. We thought we’d never have a working bed! The supplier suggested we make a video to prove that they weren’t working. We were going to make the video today, so last night, I thought I’d take a last chance to see if there was anyway to fix them…found your video… it worked!! Thank you so much! I don’t think you realise how amazingly helpful it is!

[@adetoroonagoruwa7776]

You just performed a miracle. Thank you 1000x

[@NNCVision]

i don't normally say anything on you tube i just watch it, but i had to say some thing, well i was just about to get on phone to bensons for beds to tell them there gas pistons dont work until i came across this, i thought it would not work as these were really stuck i even used a rubber hammer and that did not work, so i thought ill give it a go so today before i rang the bed company i put them on and i new it would not work, so i did what the man was doing on here, and i just can't believe it, it worked i just dont no how that is after brute force to get it to work, and after using a rubber hammer, how this mans method work its crazy, so thank you for this, other wise the bed company would have got a phone call from me, and thank you you tube for this being on here..

[@kj7682]

Thank you, you saved us. My mom and 2 aunts were at my place for her birthday. Getting the air bed, the real bed got stuck. My stepdad almost took the whole bed apart. KZbin university for the win

[@mirabellabutterfly1503]

Oh my gosh, you're literally my SUPERHERO!!!😍😍 Got a new bed today and thought they didn't montage it right. But then I tried your method and it WORKED!!! You honestly made my day, thank you SO much!!!😘

[@cancandy2636]

Omg thanks you I just emailed seller to say bed was faulty! Now will email back to say it's all ok!!

[@Darsylle]

Thank you so much just got a bed and was wondering why it wasn’t working and this was the first video that popped up!!! You are a rockstar

[@tbusang1]

thank you, this video was so helpful

[@hamidaha7902]

THIS WORKED!!! Thanks 🙏🏿

[@behindthebuild8016]

2024 - as others have said this worked thanks so much. It was as easy as you show it on the video even without a mattress on it.

[@pianosymmetry]

You’re a star. Tried other methods but this is the only one that worked.

[@Zofialady]

Oh my goodness! This actually works. We were moving our bed for cleaning and couldn't put it back down. Neither my husband nor I thought that putting the mattress in would work and thought we would be sleeping on the sofa. Thank you!

[@imaswedishplumber]

You could have unscrewed the struts from the frame instead of sleeping on the couch

[@outie555two]

Great job!

[@denisemezynski8014]

@@imaswedishplumber .......Can I? My shocks are both stuck tight, not any movement at all. I got new mattress and looked under storage, I heard it click and now wont close at all. My friends coming by on sun, thats 4nites on recliner ...... Ive slept in worse places, lolol!

[@imaswedishplumber]

@@denisemezynski8014 If they’re actually defective then I’d say get one person to hold the frame up while the other person unscrews the shocks. Good temporary solution until you get replacements in that case. But to be honest, you probably just aren’t applying enough force on the mattress!

[@jennali1931]

Wow thank you for this simple video. We thought the parts to our new bed were defective but turns out all we needed was a short physics lesson 😅

[@jenniferdouangchak6323]

Thank you so much for your video! was getting so frustrated with my bed frame that wasn’t going down, but your tip made it work!

[@outie555two]

Glad it helped!

[@esperanceopt6153]

Thank you very much for helping me

[@RehamAlsafadi-rd8qs]

Thank you verymuch it works with your tricks

[@traceycavenett8141]

Thanks after moving couldn't get struts to close, was about yo buy new set, will try this - fingers crossed

[@jeanrickravelo]

Thanks to this video I could help my brother. You’re the number one. Thank you a lot 😊

[@outie555two]

Glad I could help

[@firerockstar2]

You are a god cause you saved us sooooo much time! I hope you have amazing sleep for the rest of your life

[@denisemezynski8014]

I tried this , my shocks are upside down, not like yours and its stuck with NO ounce of pushback. It wont budge, I got a new mattress took old one out and lifted the bed up to look st storage under bed. Now its stuck, looks like Im gonna be sleeping on recliner till my friend can get here this sun, lol!! Edit; Excellent video by the way, Thank You much!

[@sheenahewens3177]

This actually works! Thank you!

[@Popocandy_]

This is the most useful video I’ve watched! Thank you for sharing this!! At first I wasn’t sure those solutions gonna work but those literally work! I almost gave up for the second push but it took 4-5 times more to go till those pistons got in positions. So keep pushing guys!

[@outie555two]

It's comments like this that keeps me making videos to help out people

[@Starsins]

Thank you, I was struggling getting this bed together

[@danielcutler6652]

OMG! Awesome! You may have saved my marriage! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@jarradpozzi2920]

Very helpful instructions. Thank you

[@halimazaghbib951]

thank you SO much it was the only video that helped

[@meltemoananui2430]

Legend!… that worked a treat!

[@Kazelrov]

Best video so far but unfortunately mine still won't budge. The bed's from Wayfair here in the UK, and these are my second set of pistons/lifts. The instructions have them the other way round, which seems contrary to all instructions out there, so yeah - who knows. Left is raised with the mattress on to see if maybe it'll settle and prime with a bit of time, but not optimistic.

[@outie555two]

Hope it goes well

[@denisemezynski8014]

Mine is also stuck and has NO wiggle room at all. I changed mattress, lifted hood to see what storage I had and now hood wont close. My shocks are also upside down like yours, been like this since we bought trailer. Good luck to you!

[@neerajkamboj6923]

It worked for me You are the best

[@drmrb3303]

Thx man u save my day

[@user-ts5ql9sk4g]

Thank you, it worked after trying for ages

[@outie555two]

Great news

[@SueStopps-dt7ir]

Thank you SO much!

[@danieledelbello9305]

Thank u so much from Italy ❤

[@outie555two]

You're welcome 😊

[@AdrianaCosta-b4h]

Awesome! Thank you 🎉

[@enaorohadhekegba116]

This was so helpful. Thank you so much

[@outie555two]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lordinaire1]

Fantastic! Amazing! Thank you so much❤ You saved me from going mad there 😂

[@JuneKirk-f8s]

thankyou did as you said and it worked xx

[@LubnaAbd-x2j]

It worked . That was really helpful

[@shakirahfari-awaiye669]

Thanks a lot for sharing. Unfortunately my issue is the other way; the bed won’t lift up and I have items stored underneath

[@zaddymac4768]

Absolute legend 🙏

[@helenlittle6219]

Thankyou for this massive help😀

[@outie555two]

Happy to help!

[@bardo5779]

you saved all of us lol 🙏

[@jakecornea4853]

Thank you! This was very helpful.

[@outie555two]

You're welcome!

[@faa4374]

Thank you it worked 😅

[@AnyaYoungson]

Thank u for the information about the bed it worked well thanks again very helpful 🙂

[@outie555two]

No problem 👍

[@7979dennis]

Thank you 👍

[@kellenpinheiro1097]

It worked for me. Thank you very much.

[@outie555two]

You're welcome!

[@EvaMoritz]

Thank you so very much! Massive help!

[@outie555two]

Glad it helped!

[@user-vm8fs1gz3h]

You are the best! Thank you so much

[@sumansharma-qq1zf]

Thank u so much It helped me a lot.

[@kanzaelkadiri885]

Please help !!! I have the exact same bed and I just put it up but I’m having issues with the “hydrolics “ won’t move at all won’t go down at all !!!!!

[@airborneice7988]

absolute lifesaver. thank you

[@outie555two]

Sleep well

[@Rel2792]

This helped so much thank you!!!!

[@outie555two]

You're so welcome!

[@takion6556]

My one got 4 cylinder,i pushed left and right outer one. Still it does not going down. Already got a full fiber mattress on top of it

[@prinzercy43]

Holy shit Brother You Are the Best fkkk😇😇

[@Yasmine-ux6oi]

It worked thank you ❤

[@ChadK93]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED MEE

[@outie555two]

FANTASTICC

[@mariamolela5001]

This did it for me thank you soo much

[@outie555two]

Awesome

[@Discostu71]

Great work - worked for me!

[@outie555two]

Glad it helped

[@tkochoppakatt6973]

Very helpful!

[@Virpowa]

U saved my life. Tyvm I love you

[@outie555two]

You're welcome, have a blessed sleep!

[@niamh88888]

Thank you so much.

[@BasitoDespacito]

Saved me! Thanks

[@dzulaneafonso6535]

Thanks for your help

[@outie555two]

Always welcome

[@JamesMartin-zi4xj]

Great now to see if it works!

[@outie555two]

Did it work?

[@scorviamorris5740]

This helped a lot

[@outie555two]

That's great to hear, sleep well mate!

[@user-vm5qe7ps8p]

Very helpful, thank you :)

[@outie555two]

Fantastic!

[@theluvchilds1192]

Thank you Mate❤

[@bbc20231]

Thankyou

[@crystalgonsalves2239]

This did not work for me BUT I wanted to comment to say WD40 will help tremendously too. So if they’re super duper locked and won’t budge even after doing this, WD40 will do the trick.

[@outie555two]

Thanks for the tip

[@gadgetsadderold1878]

❤ Helpful its working

[@Eelchen47]

Thanx for this great helpful video

[@outie555two]

My pleasure

[@user-pr5zs6uq8u]

Hi my gas struts are super strong and shoot up when I open it up. How can I adjust them so it's not so powerful?

[@outie555two]

Probably made for a heavier mattress. You'll need to change the struts out for different ones for a lighter load.

[@user-pr5zs6uq8u]

@@outie555two thanks for the reply.

[@lysstokes976]

What about the opposite problem? I have it compressed but now one side of the bed won't lift back up to access the storage.

[@outie555two]

Some lock if twisted in the closed position. Just untwist if it works. If not it might need replacing. Hardware stores have them and I'm sure it could be found online if you measure the size.

[@mrhaze77]

IT WORK !!!!!!!!!!

[@alexstainthorpe6685]

ThNksss 😮 awesome 🤩 my bed is Flat! 😊 ready for bed! 🛌💤 1:29 1:29 1:29 1:29 1:29 1:29 1:29 my dog is here! He likesss ❤️ 👍 1:29

[@jaydoherty6063]

Mines goes down but won’t stay down it comes back up

[@chamalo3242]

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[@odyani]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@shahikurrahman8054]

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[@outie555two]

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[@tugcekahraman1010]

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[@buzzardscry1383]

Didn't help, liked the video tho. Im pushing all my weight in them and nothing

[@antonios4926]

Mine too nothing

[@augievazquez]

Mines either. So what did you end up doing?

[@buzzardscry1383]

@@augievazquez I just use it without. It's fine. You just need someone to hold it. But for me it's storage of winter clothes for my son ,so that'll only be opened once or twice a year

[@antonios4926]

@@augievazquez The original strouds are 70Kg each side and they would not hold the the bed in the lift position. So i bought 2 120Kg ones and they would NOT go down no matter what i did..I think 100Kg ones would do it. Having said that i seen on You Tube they fitted 150Kg ones so i am just going to leave it.. If u sort it let me know

[@augievazquez]

@@antonios4926 after pushing down hard enough a couple of times they started working for me… thank you for the info guys 👍🏼

[@edwigedjossou6726]

Thank you so much! It helped me a lot

[@outie555two]

Glad to hear that!

[@hanansmahmmed1639]

This was so helpful, thank you so much

[@outie555two]

I'm so glad!