RX 330 AWD V6-3.3L (3MZ-FE) (2004)
Trunk / Liftgate Shock / Support: Procedures
DISPOSAL
HINT: Use the same procedures on the RH side on the RH side as on the LH side.
1. DISPOSE OF HOOD SUPPORT ROD
a. Horizontally fix the stay on a vise, with the piston-rod pulled out.
b. Wearing safety glasses, gradually cut a part between A and B as shown in the illustration using a metal saw to gradually release the gas.
NOTE: Although the gas inside the stay is colorless, odorless and harmless, there is a possibility that metal debris from could scatter.
Therefore, cover it with clothes or something similar.