Gas-Filled Strut
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- Gas-Filled Strut
- Remove the protective sleeve.
- Protective Sleeve
-- Use the Window Cutter VAG1561A and Window Cutter - Saw Blade - 83 mm VAG 1561/26 to cut and remove.
- Prismatic Jaw ViseWARNING: The pressure spring should be inserted into a prismatic jaw vise before being cut through with a Single Hand Angle Grinder VAS 5167 as shown in the magnified section of the graphic.
-- Use a Single Hand Angle Grinder VAS 5167 with a partition window to cut through the compression spring in at least 3 places lengthwise.
-- Turn the spring coils clockwise and inward after each separating cut.
-- Turn all of the spring coils inward, until the total tension has been reduced to zero.
-- The gas-filled strut may now be disposed of.
- Angle Sander
- Clamp the separation cut in the single hand angle grinder.