Gas-Filled Strut, Disposing
- Follow the safety regulations.
- Separation work should be done by qualified personnel only.
- Insert the pressure spring into a prismatic jaw vise with a :VAS5167 before cutting through.
- When cutting through the spring coils, a sudden impact will occur.
- The gas-filled strut can be disposed of only after the tension of the compression spring has been reduced to zero.
Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required
- Window Cutter :VAG1561A
- Window Cutter - Saw Blade - 83mm :VAG1561/26
- Single Hand Angle Grinder :VAS5167
Remove The Protective Sleeve
-- Clamp the gas-filled strut in the vise.
-- Use the : VAG1561A and :VAG1561/26 to cut open the protective sleeve -1- lengthwise.
-- Cut the end of the protective sleeve free along the circumference.
-- Fold the protective sleeve upward and remove.
Gas-Filled Strut
- Gas-Filled Strut
- Remove the protective sleeve.
- Protective Sleeve
-- Use the Window Cutter : VAG1561A and Window Cutter - Saw Blade - 83mm : VAG1561/26 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 :VAS5167 as shown in the magnified section of the illustration.
-- Use a Single Hand Angle Grinder :VAS5167 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.
Spindle Motor
- Protective Sleeve
-- Use the Window Cutter : VAG1561A and Window Cutter - Saw Blade - 83mm : VAG1561/26 to cut the protective sleeve open on both sides and remove.
- Gas-Filled Strut with Spindle Motor
- Remove both protective seals.
- Prismatic Jaw ViseWARNING:
The pressure spring should be inserted into a prismatic jaw vise before being cut through with a Single Hand Angle Grinder :VAS5167 as shown in the magnified section of the illustration.
-- Use a Single Hand Angle Grinder :VAS5167 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.