Eye balling measurements can be very deceiving..... lol

I went back to the garage and pulled out the inner tube on the bad actuator and it measures 26.5 inches from the sat bolt eyelet to the outer casing of the arm. Since the bad actuator has the same physical exterior dimensions as the one installed on my bud, I am guessing that it is actually a 24 inch actuator!

Less money to spend.... lol