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Mondeo boot hydraulics

trasver · 2009-12-15 12:41:38

Was at the beach recently and a massive gust of wind came along and pushed up the boot of my already open boot of my mondeo 5-door hatchback. There was a lot of hissing after it and it appeared that gas or something was escaping from the hydraulic thingies on both sides of the boot which aid in opening/closing and keeping…

15-12-2009 12:41pm

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trasver

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Was at the beach recently and a massive gust of wind came along and pushed up the boot of my already open boot of my mondeo 5-door hatchback. There was a lot of hissing after it and it appeared that gas or something was escaping from the hydraulic thingies on both sides of the boot which aid in opening/closing and keeping it open.

Now boot won't stay open and is bloody heavy to open!

Anyone know if this is an easy/expensive fix? Should I drop it into a dealer or is it easy enough to do to just get the parts and do it myself?

Cheers

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#2 15-12-2009 12:42pm

colm_mcm

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they're called gas struts, expensive enough items.
Try a breakers.

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#3 15-12-2009 12:44pm

trasver

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Impressive speed of reply colm!

Cheers for that, never thought of a breakers, I'll give that a go!

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#4 15-12-2009 12:54pm

Henry Ford III

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Fitting them is pretty easy.

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