Hinges, Removing And Installing
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- Gas-Filled Strut
- Install the gas-filled strut tube on the hood side.
- Removing. Refer to GAS-FILLED STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Hood
- Nut
- 21 Nm
- Hood Hinge
-- Before removing a hinge, support the lid or secure it against falling.
-- Remove the gas-filled strut. Refer to GAS-FILLED STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Remove the bolts -4- and nuts -5-.
- Install in reverse order of removal.
- Nut
- 21 Nm
Anti-Theft Protection for Hood Hinge
-- If not already present, a ball -2- must be pressed into the hex fitting of the hinge axle -1- after installing anti-theft hood hinge using, for example, a pipe wrench.