Removal Procedure
- Open and support the endgate window.NOTE: Refer to LIFTGATE ASSIST ROD NOTICE in GM VEHICLES CAUTIONS & NOTICES article.
- Remove the retainer from the hinge pin at the upper end of the endgate window strut.
Discard the retainer.
- Remove the hinge pin from the upper end of the endgate window strut.
Discard the hinge pin.
- Lift up the retainer clips on the endgate window struts using a small flat-bladed tool.
- Remove the lower end of the endgate window struts from the ball joint.
- Remove the endgate window struts from the endgate window.