Re: Avant tailgate shock replacement

[paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Paul Heneghan)]

From: Lynn Smith <lynn@dvcorp.com>
>
>The gas shocks on my 200qw won't hold the tailgate/hatch.  I'm planning
>to call Linda @ Carlsen for replacement.  Looking at the shocks, it wasn't
>obvious to me how to get them off.  There's a circlip about an inch away
>from the ball end, but I don't see how that would release it.

>Advice from those that have BTDT?

BTDT.  It's not an ordinary circlip.  One of the ends of the circlip is bent 
at 90 degrees to the circlip and forms a pin which goes into a hole in the 
ball joint and prevents the ball coming out of the joint.

There is a place in the UK that is advertising these shocks at GBP10 (I 
bought mine from a VAG dealer a few years ago for GBP50 each!

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1983 Audi 100 Avant