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A4 Mk3

Removing and installing gas strut
   
Removing and installing gas strut
1 - Gas strut
q   To remove, lift locking spring -arrow- slightly and detach gas strut from ball stud.
  Note
Note correct position when installing: cylinder end of gas strut must be engaged on body end.
2 - Bonnet
3 - Ball stud
q   21 Nm

   
Removing
–  Support bonnet or secure it in position.
–  Lift locking spring -arrow- slightly using a small screwdriver, and pull gas strut -1- off ball stud -2-.
–  Repeat procedure at lower ball stud.
Installing
  Note
If gas strut has been completely removed make sure it is re-installed in the correct position. The cylinder end of the gas strut must be engaged on the body side.
–  Press gas strut onto ball stud and engage.
  A55-10323
Releasing gas from gas strut
–  Clamp section -x = 50 mm- of gas strut in a vice.
  WARNING
t  Only the section indicated may be clamped in the vice (accident risk!).
t  Always wear safety goggles while sawing.
  Note
Cover area around saw cut with a cloth to catch any fluid which may escape.
–  Saw open first third of cylinder part of gas strut (measured from piston rod end of cylinder).
  A55-10158

Removing and installing bonnet seal > < Adjusting bonnet