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Gas-Filled Strut For Rear Lid, Removing and Installing|Page 6949 > < Sidewinder Key and Locks - Ordering and Warranty Claim|Page 6944
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Trunk / Liftgate Shock / Support: Service and Repair
Gas-Filled Strut For Rear Lid, Removing and Installing

Rear lid, assembly

Gas-filled strut for rear lid, removing and installing

Golf, GTI

1 - Washer

2 - Ball stud

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15 Nm (11 ftlb)

3 - Retainer

4 - Gas-filled strut

Removing

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Support rear lid.

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Lift retainer -3- using screwdriver and pull gas-filled strut off ball stud.

Note: If gas-filled strut is to be reused, retainer -3- must not be removed from ball socket completely, otherwise retainer will be damaged.

Gas-Filled Strut For Rear Lid, Removing and Installing|Page 6949 > < Sidewinder Key and Locks - Ordering and Warranty Claim|Page 6944