Gas-Filled Strut/Rear Lid Motor Mount, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the gas-filled strut only at the mounts and move to the side. Refer to GAS-FILLED STRUT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Equipped on some models: remove the rear lid motor only at the mounts and move to the side. Refer to REAR LID DRIVE UNITS Rear Lid Drive Unit -VX69- /Rear Lid Drive Unit 2 -VX77-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Lower: 

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Remove the mount -1-.

Upper: 

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Remove the mount -1-.