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– Specified torque for bonnet hexagon nut: 22 Nm.
– Adjusting bonnet -1-
– Route line -2- in an arc -arrow-. If line is installed twisted it will
be kinked.
1.4
Removing gas strut
– Open rear lid and support it.
– Position a small screwdriver beneath spring clip -2-.
– Raise spring clip -2- until it 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 will spring out of mounting, causing dam‐
age or injury to operator.
– Specified torque for ball-head pins -3- and -4-: 22 Nm.
– Releasing gas from gas strut
1.5
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.
1.6
Removing and installing flap hinge
Note
The removal and installation sequence is only described for the
left hinge. The removal and installation of the right hinge is similar.
Golf 2004 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 04.2008
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Rep. Gr.55 - Bonnet, rear lid