What's the method for changing the tailgate gas struts?
I've looked but can't see the obvious way of doing this and with the cold weather am starting to get bored of the tailgate coming down on my head.
David.
850 tailgate gas struts
Nov 18, 2005
3 Replies
Easy.. Remove the trim above the rear side windows. Prop the hatch up with something, and then unclip the old ones and install the new.
I used some aftermarket ones, which only have one problem: I think the originals had some built-in damping to slow the opening rate, The new ones let the hatch rise very quickly, so you have to keep it under control and not just lift and let go.
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Thanks Robert and Doug.
:)
David.
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