View Full Version : How the heck do you remove the hood gas shock?


Erod
04-21-2009, 06:21 PM
Searched and searched. Clue me in here. grrrr.....

Cobalt_1988
04-21-2009, 06:25 PM
i believe they pop right out

juststickit124
04-21-2009, 06:27 PM
flat head....there's a retaining clip around the ball joints, kinda like c clips. Wedge the flat head in there and simply push outward, not a lot of force is required, the retaining clip doesn't come off all the way, just pull. If I still had mine on the car I'd take a pic and show you.

utsadude
04-21-2009, 06:28 PM
If they are anything like the shocks from the lift gate of my mothers suburban, they have a metal band thing that sort of locks them in. You have to pry that off first and then pop the shock of.

Hope that helps you man.

D4u2s0t
04-21-2009, 06:28 PM
Wrong Section...

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=109153

Just sayin.

Erod
04-21-2009, 07:58 PM
Wrong Section...

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=109153

Just sayin.

Seriously. Don't go there, I just moved _7_ moderated posts out of General. This is Problem or Service related. Therefore I posted it here.

flat head....there's a retaining clip around the ball joints, kinda like c clips. Wedge the flat head in there and simply push outward, not a lot of force is required, the retaining clip doesn't come off all the way, just pull. If I still had mine on the car I'd take a pic and show you.

Cool, thanks for the answers. Thats what I was trying, carefully. Gotta go put some more ass into it. ;)

edit: alright, there is a c clip on each end of the prop rod thats kind of a bitch to put back on after you get it off. fyi

JimzSS
04-21-2009, 08:01 PM
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol::lol: