Wagon and sports coupe
Removing
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Remove tailgate trim, refer to relevant section.
3. Pull out the wiring (3). Disconnect all connectors (1) and disconnect all wires (2) on the tailgate and pull them out through the cable (3). Arrow indicates 2 screws. The illustration shows the tailgate of the Station wagon.
4. Disconnect the water hose at the connector or washer jet and remove through the cable harness.
5. Sports Coupe: Using a plastic wedge, separate the lining at the rear of the roof and pull it back a little. Carefully insert a piece of wood 65 mm high between the roof and the cladding.
Attention! Before removing the gas-filled stop, be sure to ask an assistant to hold the tailgate. Otherwise, the door may fall because it is not held by one stop.
6. Disconnect the gas-filled stop from the ball joint on the tailgate and remove it. To do this, slightly raise the stop with a screwdriver (arrow illustration). The second stop is removed in the same way.
7. Station wagon: Remove two mounting bolts on each hinge on the left and right (arrows in the illustration).
8. Sports Coupe: Remove the 2 nuts on the hinge between the roof and cladding.
9. With the help of an assistant, remove the tailgate and place it on the lining.
Installation
1. Install the tailgate with the help of an assistant and screw in the fastening bolts without clamping them.
2. Close the tailgate and check the gaps, adjust if necessary.
3. Wrap bolts of a fastening nut the moment of 9Nm.
4. Install the gas-filled stop on the ball joint and insert the circlip. Install the second stop in the same way.
5. Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.