Trunk / Liftgate Hinge: Service and Repair

Rear Lid Hinge, Removing And Installing

Comfort hinge







1 - Gas-filled strut
- Engage tube end of strut at lid.
- Insert cover with angled retractors in hinge lever.
- Only then press cover at top over hinge lever until it engages audibly.
- Press stop into hinge eye.
2 - Cover
- Slide in cover from below between gas-filled strut and long hinge lever.
3 - Spring
- Before removing, remove gas-filled strut and cover.
- To remove, press off spring over ball stud.
- While installing, plastic shells of spring must engage cleanly over ball stud.
4 - Comfort hinge
5 - Ball stud
- No replacement part, belongs to delivery casing
- Gas-filled strut, removing and installing

Cover for rear lid hinge







- Place electric wiring or wiring for central locking system - 2 - into lower retainer of cable guide at cover - 1 -.
- Insert trim - 1 - for lid hinge on long hinge lever at bottom and clip in audibly toward top onto hinge lever.
- Engage clip - 3 - on trim into hinge lever.

Removing and installing rear lid hinges

NOTE: For easier adjustment of the rear lid hinges, use gradations marked on the hinges.

Removing







- Loosen nut - 1 -. Tightening torque 21 Nm
- Unscrew nut - 2 -. Tightening torque: 21 Nm
- Lift off lid from hinge.
- Remove bolts - 3 - and - 4 -. Tightening torque: 21 Nm
- Only loosen center bolt - 5 -. Tightening torque: 21 Nm
- Remove hinge - 6 -.
- Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

Gas-filled strut, removing and installing

NOTE: When removing or installing the gas-filled strut, push back the opened rear lid only slightly so as to avoid damaging components.







- Lift retaining springs in succession on both ends using screwdriver and remove gas-filled strut.

Installation
- Clip in gas-filled strut at bottom first, then at top.
- Install with tube end of strut at rear lid.

Releasing gas from gas-filled strut







- Clamp gas-filled strut in vice area x. Dimension of - x - = 50 mm (2 in.).

CAUTION:
- Clamping must only be done in this area, otherwise there is a risk of an accident.
- Always wear eye protection when performing this procedure.

- Cover area of sawn portion with a rag to absorb oil spraying out.
- Using saw, cut into cylindrical part of strut at point within first third of cylinders length (measured from cover edge at piston rod end of cylinder).