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10.4.1 Replacing gas struts
removal 1 Use a screwdriver to lift the clips.
2 Pull the gas strut away from the ball joint.
Fig. 10-9 Using a screwdriver, lift the clips and loosen the springs
installing 1 The new gas struts can easily be installed by pressing them onto the ball joint.
1.1 The rod must face downward.
NOTE Gas struts should not be installed if they have been damaged through mecha-
nical manipulation.
• Welding on gas struts as well as dirt or paint on the piston rods can lead to
failure of the units.
• Avoid modifications, manipulation, impacts, tensile loading, heating, pain-
ting over or removal of imprints.
• Do not install defective or improperly handled products.
NOTE If gas struts are no longer needed, they must be disposed of in an environmen-
tally appropriate manner. For this purpose, they will be drilled out to allow the
compressed nitrogen to escape and to drain the oil they contain. See alsoRe-
moval and depressurization of the gas struts, Page 136
WARNING
Risk of accident through hood falling down!
• Secure the hood before you replace the gas struts.
○ Support the hood with a rod.
○ Attach the hood to a crane by the handle.
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