Matrix FWD L4-2.4L (2AZ-FE) (2009)
B. Install the back door stay assembly.
NOTICE
Install the back door stay assembly while supporting the back door by hand.
C. Check that the back door stay assembly is engaged in the ball joint and that the back door stay assembly cannot be pulled out.
5. Verify the back door opens and closes properly once both stay assemblies have been installed.
6. Dispose of the back door stay assembly.
A. Secure the back door stay assembly horizontally in a vise with the piston-rod pulled out.
B. While wearing safety glasses use a metal saw to slowly cut a groove between A and B shown in the illustration to release the gas.