Removing And Installing Gas Strut - Volkswagen Tiguan 2016 Workshop Manual

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Removing and installing gas strut

Removing
– Open and support bonnet.
NOTICE
Risk of damage to spring clip caused by levering it out too far.
The spring clip may break.
– Never lever spring clip completely out of ball socket.
– Position a small screwdriver -3- beneath spring clip -4-.
– Raise spring clip -4- in such a way that it can be moved over
ball socket -arrow a-.
– Pull off gas strut -1- from ball-head pin -2- -arrow b-.
After removing gas strut -1-, slide spring clip -4- back immediately.
– When the gas strut is disposed, gas needs to be released from
gas strut ⇒ page 54 .
Tiguan 2016 ➤ , Tiguan RUS 2017 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 01.2018
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1. Bonnet (hood)