Removing and installing gas strut

Removing

Note The rear lid must be supported when a gas strut is removed. One gas strut alone cannot support an open rear lid.

• Open rear lid and brace it open.

WARNING Proceed with care if gas strut is reused. Spring clip must not be levered completely out of ball socket as it will otherwise be damaged. Gas strut will spring out of mounting, causing damage or injury to operator.

• Position a small screwdriver -3- beneath spring clips -2-.
• Raise spring clips -2--arrows a- until spring clips can be moved over ball sockets.
• Pull gas strut -1- off ball-head pins -4--arrows b-.

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

• When the gas strut is disposed, gas needs to be released from gas strut → Chapter.

Installing

l	The spring clips -2- are pushed onto the ball sockets of the gas strut -1-.

• Push ball sockets of gas strut -1- onto ball-head pins -4- until ball sockets engage audibly with the ball-head pins.

Specified torques

• Ball-head pin → Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“