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Removing and installing gas strut
Removing and installing gas strut
Removing
   
  Note
The rear lid must be supported when a gas strut is removed. One gas strut alone cannot support an open rear lid.
  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.
Carry out following work:
–  Open rear lid and brace it open.
–  Position a small screwdriver -3- beneath spring clips -2-.
–  Raise spring clips -2- until spring clips can be moved over ball sockets.
–  Pull gas strut -1- off ball-head pin -4-.
After removing gas strut, slide spring clips -2- back immediately.
  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.
  Note
t  Specified torque for bolts on ball head pin retaining bracket: 10 Nm + 45°
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Installing
   
Carry out following work:
  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 and the gas strut will spring out of its mounting, causing damage or injury to the operator.
l  The spring clips -2- are pushed onto the ball sockets of the gas strut -1-.
–  Push ball sockets of gas strut -1- onto ball-head pins -4- until ball sockets engage audibly with the ball-head pins.

   

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