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Tail Gate Strut Won't go in! 850

posted by  someone claiming to be 850 UK Ed on  Wed Oct 20 22:14 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Hello all -
I have a 94 850 SE estate, with a tail gate that doesn't stay up very well. I duly bought 2 new struts (aftermarket from gsfcarparts.com) & tried to fit (albeit only 1 side) it yesterday. Even after pulling the tailgate up as far as it would go (& propping it up), the ball just wouldn't "pop in" (as per Bay 13! and a previous thread on brickboard) as they seem to be about 3mm too long (the end up by the headliner went in ok - just the other side is proving problematic). Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to get both old struts off before fitting the new ones?

Or is there a special tool I could use to compress the new struts so they can go in?

Any help gratefully received!

Thanks
Ed





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