Rear Lid Gas-Filled Strut
Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required
- Torque Wrench 1331 5-50 Nm VAG 1331
-- Open and support rear lid.
-- Reach under the spring clips -2- using 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-filled strut -1- , slide the spring clips -2- back again immediately.
WARNING:
Proceed carefully when re-using gas-filled 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.
-- Gas-filled strut, venting, refer to REAR LID GAS-FILLED STRUT, RELEASING GAS