Gas Strut

-- Open hood and support hood.

Fig 1: Identifying Removal Of Lifting Spring Clips From Gas-Filled Strut

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-- Reach under the spring clips -2- with a small screwdriver.

-- Raise the spring clips -2- just far enough so they can slide over the ball socket in direction of the -arrow-.

-- Remove the gas strut -1- from the ball studs -3- and -4-.

After removing the gas strut -1-, slide the spring clips -2- back immediately.

WARNING:

Be careful when reusing the gas strut. Do not pry the spring clips completely out of the ball socket or they will be damaged. The gas strut will jump out of the mount and be damaged or injure the technician.

-- Tightening torques of ball studs -3- and -4- : 22 Nm.

-- Gas-filled strut, venting GAS-FILLED STRUT VENTING