Gas Prop - Removal

REMOVAL






NOTE: Use a support to hold the hood while working on removing the hood strut.

1. Open and support the hood.

CAUTION: Do not pull on the hood support cylinders at the middle of the support cylinder during removal. Failure to follow this caution can result in damage to the hood support cylinders.

2. Using a small flat bladed tool, or equivalent (3), release the retaining clip (2) at each end of the support cylinder while carefully pulling the ball socket (1) away from the ball stud (4).










NOTE: Lift the clips (1) only enough to release the ball studs (3).






3. Disconnect the hood support cylinder (1) from the hood ball stud (2) and the ball stud on the strut tower (3).