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51 23 265 Removing and installing/replacing left or right gas strut for engine compartment lid

WARNING:

Risk of injury and damage!

For the following tasks, you must take the appropriate measures to support the engine compartment lid.

As an alternative, you can enlist the help of a second person to hold the engine compartment lid.

Raise engine compartment lid.

Disassemble 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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