Rear Hatch Strut Replacement
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Trans am ,firebird and camaro struts are all the same. They hold up the same rear hatch that holds up the same weight. Forget the broom stick and find someone to hold up the hatch because you can get seriously injured if it falls. Take off top plastic molding that runs along top of the interior. unscrew if it is a ttop or pull off if it is Hard top. Put a flat head screw driver in the clothes hanger and pry the square plastic out of the hanger. pull the side plastic back to get to the rubber piece that covers the rear hatch strut. Go to the rear of car to take the metal pin out of the strut with a flat head screw driver. Try to pry it out without removing it it will make it easier. while someone holds the hatch up. Then go back inside the car to unbolt the hatch bolt. Take it off and replace that one with new one. Then repeat the steps for the other side. To replace the clothes hanger you have to put the square head plastic piece a little in the hanger then put into the body of vehicle. Hope I didn't forget any info.
(Get the correct strut.)
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Trans am ,firebird and camaro struts are all the same. They hold up the same rear hatch that holds up the same weight. Forget the broom stick and find someone to hold up the hatch because you can get seriously injured if it falls. Take off top plastic molding that runs along top of the interior. unscrew if it is a ttop or pull off if it is Hard top.
I'm worried I'll damage the (presumably plastic) screws that are hidden if I just yank it off. Can anyone tell me where I should pull from, to minimize the risk of damaging the plastic so badly I won't be able to get it back on?