Monday, March 10, 2014

Trunk/Tailgate Support Strut (Shock) Replacement

After a few years you might find your trunk heavier to lift up. Below are the instruction on how to replace the trunk support struts.
 
 
The struts are locked to the car frame by a C-clip.

 
Use a flat screw driver and ply out the C-clips at the end of the struts. Remove all four C-clips and then pull out both struts from the hinges.

 
Press in the new struts into the hinges and you are done. You might need to lower the tailgate slightly to align the holes.

 
Total replacement time was 10 minutes.

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