Remove/install gas-operated strut on seat frame - AR91.12-P-6005GY

MODEL 164.8 40 % rear seat 

Fig 1: Identifying Gas-Operated Strut On Seat Frame Components

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	Remove/install
	Risk of injury  caused by body parts being pinched or crushed when working on gas-operated struts under tension	Only remove and install gas-operated struts when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured.	AS00.00-Z-0012-01A
1	Lift up retainers (1) at gas-operated strut (2), unhook gas-operated strut (2)	Do not remove retainers (1), otherwise tension can be lost. Observe installation position of gas-operated strut (2). If required, replace gas-operated strut (2) and dispose of gas-operated strut (2) (old part), see: ↓
		Degas and drain gas-operated strut	OS00.00-P-1001-01A
2	Install in the reverse order