Rear Lid Drive Motor, Removing And Installing

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Fig 1: Rear Lid Drive Motor Components

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-- Remove the rear lid trim panel. Refer to REAR DOOR TRIM PANELS .

-- Disconnect the harness connectors -8- for the lines of the rear lid drive motor -4- and the sensor strip -3-.

-- Pull the lines -3 and 4- with the rubber grommet -5- out of the rear lid.

-- Remove the sensor strip line -3- out of the rubber grommet -5-.

NOTE:

Support the rear lid to remove a rear lid drive motor.

WARNING:

Proceed with caution when rear lid drive motor is reused. The spring clip must not be pried completely out of the ball socket, otherwise it will be damaged. The rear lid motor will jump out of the mount and be damaged or injure the technician.

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Lid Gas Strut

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-- Support rear lid.

-- Reach under the spring clips -2- using a small screwdriver -3-.

-- Lift the spring clips -2- just far enough to make it possible to slide them over the ball sockets.

-- Remove the rear lid drive motor -1- from the ball stud -4-.

After removal of the rear lid drive motor, slide the spring clips -2- back immediately.

WARNING:

NOTE:

Tightening Specification for the ball stud -4- : 20 Nm + 45°.

Tightening Specification for the screws on the ball stud bracket: 10 Nm + 45°.