Rear Lid Gas-Filled Strut

Rear Lid Gas-Filled Strut

Removing

• The gas-filled strut is only installed on the left side.

• The pull-spring is always installed on the left and right.

Be very careful when reusing a gas-filled strut. The spring clip must not be removed completely from the ball socket, otherwise it will be damaged. The gas-filled strut will spring out of the mount, damage the vehicle and cause serious injury.






Gas strut

- Open and support the rear lid.

- Reach under the spring clips with a small screwdriver - 8 -.

- Lift the spring clips - 8 - just far enough to make it possible to slide them over the ball sockets.

- Remove the gas-filled strut - 1 - from the ball pin.

Slide the spring clips - 8 - back on immediately after removing the gas-filled strut.

Pull-spring

- Open and support the rear lid.

- Pry the tension spring - 4 - out of the mount - 3 -. Only remove the tension spring out of the mount - 5 -.

The pull-spring contracts immediately after being lifted out of the mount.

- Gas-filled strut, venting, refer to => [ Rear Lid Gas-Filled Strut, Releasing Gas ] Rear Lid Gas-Filled Strut, Releasing Gas

Installation






Installing existing gas-filled strut

- Press the gas-filled strut onto the rear ball pin - 2 -.

- To press on the front ball pin, slide a screwdriver into the assembly slot - 6 - in the hinge - 1 -.

- Press the compressed gas-filled strut together with the blade of the screwdriver far enough until the ball socket - 5 - can be pressed over ball pin.

Installing new gas-filled strut

• The new gas-filled strut has an "internal" assembly lock which limits the length the piston rod can be pulled out for the first installation.

- Press the gas-filled strut onto the rear ball stud - 3 -.

- Slide the rear lid far enough until the gas-filled strut can be pressed over the front ball pins - 5 -.

- Open the rear lid by hand. The "inner" assembly lock breaks audibly.

Stop buffer - 2 - touches the body panel.

Pull-spring

- Install the tension spring - 4 - in the mount - 5 -.

- Extend the tension spring and install it in the mount - 3 -.