trunk partition gas struts R&R
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2007 CLK63 AMG
trunk partition gas struts R&R
On my 2007 CLK the gas struts are weak and will not push the partition into the sensing switch well. The upper strut attachment point is easily accessable, but the lower one is not. Must the trunk panels come out to get at the lower point, or can the strut be detached in place?
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2007 clk550, 2006 clk500 (sold)
There are several good posts on this service. My notes are:
Open the top so rear panel is just about vertical. The socket & ball on the top of the struts are easily visible. The bottom strut socket is identical but harder to see/reach.
You can see the ends of it where they bands attach, you'll see a metal band wrapped around the end. This is a spring clip that locks the strut's socket onto the ball. Locate the notch and insert a long, thin flat screwdriver to loosen the metal band. Then insert a tooth pick into the space to maintain the spacer Remove the screwdriver & you should be able to yank the "ball" from the socket. To install the bottoms, I also used tooth picks.
Open the top so rear panel is just about vertical. The socket & ball on the top of the struts are easily visible. The bottom strut socket is identical but harder to see/reach.
You can see the ends of it where they bands attach, you'll see a metal band wrapped around the end. This is a spring clip that locks the strut's socket onto the ball. Locate the notch and insert a long, thin flat screwdriver to loosen the metal band. Then insert a tooth pick into the space to maintain the spacer Remove the screwdriver & you should be able to yank the "ball" from the socket. To install the bottoms, I also used tooth picks.
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From: West Linn, OR
CLK350 2007
On my 2007 CLK the gas struts are weak and will not push the partition into the sensing switch well. The upper strut attachment point is easily accessable, but the lower one is not. Must the trunk panels come out to get at the lower point, or can the strut be detached in place?
Thanks
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pair of hands) to separate the lower connection point. You can access the upper connection with the partition closed (just be careful with the micro SW on the left).
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2003 CLK 320 Cabriolet (W209)
Did this a few days ago on my 2003. Only changed the driver's side. Very easy, took less than 20 minutes.
I did it by opening the top boot and letting the rear window fold up. Worked from above.
Top ball was super easy to lift the clip. Bottom one took some fiddling, but mainly because I was working alone in a dark garage. Would have been much faster if I had better light or a third hand to hold the flashlight.
I did it by opening the top boot and letting the rear window fold up. Worked from above.
Top ball was super easy to lift the clip. Bottom one took some fiddling, but mainly because I was working alone in a dark garage. Would have been much faster if I had better light or a third hand to hold the flashlight.
