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Tailgate Shock / Support: Service and Repair



Tailgate Strut

Removal

1. Open the tailgate.
2. Remove the circlips securing the gas strut top mounting.







3. Remove the circlips securing the gas strut bottom mounting, and remove the strut.







Installation

1. The refit procedure is a reverse of the removal.