boot gas strut

[lawtoni]

Can anyone help please as I think I'm going mad.

Boot strut so weak it won't hold the boot up, bought a replacement.

How on earth do you get the old one off?! I assume it would come out of the ball joint with a few taps...

I've just beaten the crap out of mine and nothing!... It wont come off!!
and that's the one I can get the hammer on to, lord knows about the other one that faces the actual boot.
Pictures for your amusement!

Any help gratefully received!

[ChimpOnGas]

You need to remove the clips first.

It's a wire type clip at one end that you can see hanging half out in the photo, at the other end it's a sprung collar type clip which I can also see in your photo.

Stop hitting it!

You'll never get the strut out until you've removed the two different types on clips at each ball end.

[lawtoni]

ChimpOnGas said:

You need to remove the clips first.

It's a wire type clip at one end that you can see hanging half out in the photo, at the other end it's a sprung collar type clip which I can also see in your photo.

Stop hitting it!

You'll never get the strut out until you've removed the two different types on clips at each ball end.

Right off to try that! Thank-you!!!

[ChimpOnGas]

lawtoni said:

Right off to try that! Thank-you!!!

Use a set of needle nose pliers to remove the wire type clip at the boot lid end.






And a small flat blade screwdriver to prise off the spring collar type clip at the other end.

[lawtoni]

bless you and thank-you!
progress ish.

top one removed by removing that clip.
Then the whole things broke
leaving...






clip taken off this one and it is not for moving!!

any tips on how to get that sucker off?!

[Basil Brush]

Either lever with an open ended spanner or a large flat screw driver on it's side and push/tap gently into the gap.