Removal Procedure

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Important: Have an assistant support the rear compartment lid before performing the following steps so the rear compartment lid does not fall down and cause personal injury. If an assistant is not available, remove the lid from the hinges.

Open the rear compartment.
With a grease pencil, mark the location of the torque rod (which hole in the hinge bracket).

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Compartment Torque Rod
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Use the J 39384-10 (6) in order to remove the torque rod (5) from the adjusting notch.

Fig 2: Removing Torque Rod From Adjusting Notch
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With the torque rod removed from the adjuster, push the rod out of the hinge arm.
Remove the torque rod (1) from the rear compartment lid hinge (4).

Fig 3: Removing Torque Rod From Rear Compartment Lid Hinge
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