Gas-Filled Strut

Gas-Filled Strut

- Open rear lid and support rear lid.

- Reach under spring clips - 2 - using a small screwdriver.





- Lift spring clips- 2 - only far enough so that the spring clips can be slid over ball socket in - direction of arrow -.

- Remove gas-filled strut - 1 - from ball studs - 3 - and - 4 -.

- Slide spring clip - 2 - back again immediately after removing gas-filled strut - 1 -.


Proceed carefully when re-using gas-filled strut. Spring clips must not be pried completely out of ball socket, otherwise spring clips will be damaged. Gas-filled strut springs out of mount and leads to damage and injury could occur.

Releasing pressure from gas-filled strut. Refer to => [ Venting Gas-Filled Strut ] Venting Gas-Filled Strut.