Remove/Install Gas-Operated Strut From Tailgate - AR72.20-P-2832RG
Model 190
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | ||
| 3 | Dispose of removed gas-operated strut (1) properly | Only when replacing gas-filled strut (1). | |
| 4 | Install in the reverse order |