Removing Tension Rope

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The following spare parts and tools are required for repairing the tension rope:

Fig 1: Identifying Tension Rope

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Tension rope
Eye

Disengage tension rope at the shaped sheetmetal part.
1. 1.1. Cut open plastic sleeve -1- with a pair of scissors.
2. 1.2. Disengage tension rope -3- from tension spring at the shaped sheetmetal part.
3. 1.3. Cut through the tension rope -2- with side cutters and pull it out of the hood covering -4- .
  
  Fig 2: Removing Tension Rope
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