Tailgate; Removing The Pressurized Gas Strut; Degassing The Pressurized Gas Strut - Skoda FABIA 2000 Workshop Manual

FABIA 2000 Body Work
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Tailgate

Removing the pressurized gas strut

–
Open tailgate and support.
–
Use a screwdriver to raise the locking element -2- and
pull the gas strut off the angle bracket with ball stud
-1-.
Note
♦
If the pressurized gas struts are to be re-used, do not
remove the release pin fully from the ball socket -2-,
otherwise it will be damaged.
♦
Prior to disposal degas the pressurized gas strut
⇒ 55-2 page 1.
1 - Combination ball stud, 20 Nm
2 - Ball socket
3 - Pressurized gas strut
4 - Screw
5 - Angle bracket with ball stud

Degassing the pressurized gas strut

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Clamp the pressurized gas strut in the section -a = 50
mm- in the vice.
WARNING!
Grip this section only; otherwise, there is an acci-
dent risk!
–
Saw open the strut cylinder in the first third of the total
length of the cylinder, starting from the piston side
edge.
Note
♦
Wear safety goggles during the sawing procedure.
♦
Cover the sawn section with a cloth.
♦
Oil and cloth are disposed of in accordance with waste
disposal requirements.
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