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– Specified torque for rear lid bolts: 10 Nm.
– Adjusting lid
• Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release compo‐
nents.
2.4
Removing gas strut
– Open rear lid and support it.
– Position a small screwdriver beneath spring clip -2-.
– Raise spring clip -2- until spring clip can be moved over ball
socket in -direction of arrow-.
– Pull gas struts -1- from ball-head pins -3- and -4-.
After removing gas strut -1-, slide spring clip -2- back immediately.
WARNING
Proceed with care if gas strut is reused. Spring clip must not
be levered completely out of ball socket, as it will otherwise be
damaged. Gas strut springs out of mounting and causes dam‐
age or injury to operator.
– Specified torque for ball-head pins -3- and -4-: 21 Nm.
– Releasing gas from gas strut
2.5
Releasing gas from gas strut
– Clamp gas strut in vice in area x = 50 mm.
WARNING
Clamp gas strut only within area -x-; otherwise danger of ac‐
cident!
– Saw through cylinder of gas strut within first third of cylinder's
overall length using piston rod end of cylinder as reference
point.
Note
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Wear eye protection when sawing.
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Cover area of saw cut with a cloth.
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Dispose of oil and cloth via existing disposal channels.
2.6
Removing and installing rear lid hinges
Note
Removal and installation is described for the right rear lid hinge.
Follow same instructions for the left rear lid hinge as appropriate.
Golf 2004 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 04.2008
2. Rear lid
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