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In this video, we are going to show you how to replace the rear hatch support struts. This is a 2009 Pontiac Torrent, same procedure for Pontiac Torrent as well as the Chevy Equinox, of this vintage. The items you will need include new hatch support struts from 1AAuto.com, a helper or a piece of wood to support your hatch, and a flat blade screwdriver.
You see we have our hatch open and we have a piece of wood running from the bottom up and supporting the hatch, and you can pull down and make sure that is in there good and the hatch is not going to come down. Then the hatches just have clips at each end that you pull out the clip and then pull the strut off.
You can see up at the top and then this one down at the bottom, or the top of the hatch. You can see here, I am going to pry. You don't have to pry the clips all the way out,. You can pry the clips and pull at the same time. I pulled the clip all the way out, then I pull off the support, and then the same thing at the bottom. Obviously again, make sure a helper or a piece of wood is securely holding your hatch up. If you take a clip out and you need to put it back in, usually you can do it right from the top. Push the clip into the slots, and once it gets started, then you just screwdriver or something to push it down the rest of the way.
New support from 1A Auto, and we do recommend you always do these in pairs, I am just showing you one side, the other side is the same. Put it on, make sure that it goes on and it clips on well. As I lift up the hatch, you hear the piece of wood fall, but then I clip the top in, make sure it is in there secure, and it is working properly.
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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove and replace the hatch struts in a 2008 Chevy Equinox. Hatch struts being in good condition is very important for the safety of you and anyone else who works in and out of the trunk of your vehicle to make sure that that stays up and out of way and doesn't fall on you while you're trying to get things out of the back of your car.
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Open the hatch on your vehicle. You may have to support it, if your hatch struts have already gone bad. These hatches aren't very heavy; however, when you remove the strut, they may want to come down so be sure to support the hatch while you remove the hood strut. Using a small, flat blade screwdriver, pry up on the tab on the back of the hatch strut. Don't have to remove this fully, but you do need to pop it out a good ways, though. Pop the end of the strut off. Repeat the same steps to remove the one on the bottom.
To install your new hatch strut, simply push the ball socket back into place on the bottom. You may have to move the strut itself or the hatch in order to get the top one to line up, and pop that into place as well.
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