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Remove/Install Gas-Operated Strut From Tailgate - AR72.20-P-2832RG

Model 190 

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DANGER Risk of injury  caused by fingers being jammed or pinched when removing, installing or aligning hoods, doors, trunk lid/rear-end door or sliding roof. No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area when the components are moving. AS00.00-Z-0011-01A
DANGER Risk of injury  from fingers being pinched or jammed when working on gas struts under pressure Only remove and install pneumatic springs when they are not under tension and when the components are properly secured. AS00.00-Z-0012-01A
REMOVINGINSTALLING Remove/install     
1 Open liftgate and secure against lowering    
2 Loosen retainers (2) on brackets on left or right gas-filled strut (1) with suitable screwdriver (3) and remove left and right gas-filled strut (1) INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Clip left or right gas-filled strut (1) into ball head on bracket with retainer (2) installed.  
3 Dispose of removed gas-operated strut (1) properly Only when replacing gas-filled strut (1).  
4 Install in the reverse order