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51 23 265 Removing and installing/replacing left or right gas pressure spring for engine compartment lid (Version 2)

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WARNING: 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: Unclip Gas Spring Strut (3) In Direction Of Arrow From Ball Stud (2), Top And Bottom
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