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51 23 265 Removing And Installing/Replacing Left Or Right Gas Strut For Engine Bonnet/Hood

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Risk of injury and damage!

For the following tasks, you must take the appropriate measures to support the engine bonnet/hood.

As an alternative, you can enlist the help of a second person to hold the bonnet/hood.

Raise engine compartment lid.

Disassembling ball socket  (1).

Unclip gas spring strut (3) in direction of arrow from ball stud (2), top and bottom. Detach gas pressurized prop.

Fig 1: Removing Gas Spring Strut From Ball Stud
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