Gas Strut

Rear Lid

Gas Strut

Removing

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





- Open and support rear lid.

- Reach under spring clips - 4 and 5 - using a small screwdriver.

- Lift spring clips - 4 and 5 - straight up far enough so that spring clip can be slid over ball sockets.

- Pull off gas-filled strut from ball stud.

After removing gas-filled strut, immediately slide back spring clips - 4 and 5 - again.

- Gas-filled strut, venting, refer to=> [ Gas Strut, Venting ] Hood Overview

Installing





Installing existing gas-filled strut

- Press gas-filled strut on to rear ball pin - 3 -.

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

- Now compress gas-filled strut with the blade of the screwdriver far enough until 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 gas-filled strut on to rear ball pin - 3 -.

- Lower the rear lid far enough so that gas-filled strut can be pressed on to front ball pin - 5 -.

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

Stop buffer - 2 - touches the body panel.