Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing gas strut
Note
| The rear lid must be supported when a gas strut is removed. One gas
strut alone cannot support an open rear lid. |
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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. |
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Position a small screwdriver -3-
beneath spring clips -2-. |
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Raise spring clips -2--arrows a- until
spring clips can be moved over ball sockets. |
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Pull gas strut -1- off ball-head pins
-4--arrows b-. |
| After removing gas strut, slide spring clips
-2- back immediately. |
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When the gas strut is disposed, gas needs to be released from gas
strut
→ Chapter. |
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The spring clips -2- are pushed onto
the ball sockets of the gas strut -1-. |
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Push ball sockets of gas strut -1- onto
ball-head pins -4- until ball sockets
engage audibly with the ball-head pins. |
- Ball-head pin
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“
In the factory a sealant is applied to the rear lid seal, the seal is fitted
to the body flange and then rolled on.
Note
When the seal is removed, the sealant on the inside of the seal will
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Clamp gas strut in vice in area x = 50 mm.
WARNING
Wear eye protection when sawing.
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Note
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Risk of damage to bearing pedestals when the
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Removing and installing rear lid seal
Releasing gas from gas strut