Gas-Filled Strut

Gas-Filled Strut

- Open and support the hood.






- Reach under the spring clip with a small screwdriver - 2 -.

- Lift the spring clip - 2 - straight up to the point where the spring clip slides above the ball socket in the - direction of the arrow -.

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

After removing gas-filled strut - 1 -, immediately slide back spring clips - 2 - again.

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.

• ball pins - 3 - and - 4 - are components of hood or body.

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