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Install New Lift Supports

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Fixing a sagging tailgate!

What happens here

Prepare the new lift supports by gently prying open the retaining clips on both ends using the flat-head screwdriver, just as you did with the old ones. This pre-loosens them for easier installation. Position the new lift support against the lower ball joint, align it, and firmly push it onto the ball joint until it clicks into place. Ensure the clip re-engages securely. Repeat this for the upper ball joint. You may need to slightly adjust the hatchback's position to properly align the upper mount. Push firmly until it clicks. The presenter notes that with some newer shocks, you don't even need to pre-loosen the clips; they can just be pushed directly onto the ball joints until they snap into place. Verify that both ends are securely attached.

Goal: This step covers the straightforward process of installing the new lift supports onto the cleaned and lubricated ball joints.

Tools and materials

  • Flat-head Screwdriver
  • New Lift Supports

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we'll take our new shot just like we did our old shock and we'll reinstall it the exact same way the exact same position so all you got to do slide it on there pop that little pin into place and then go down here to the lower one and do the exact same thing with the lower one rock-and-roll good to go now we'll give you a little more detail on the other one and actually I just found out you don't have to loosen these before you install them so all you got to do is put it right on there and go boom and it pops right on let's go to the next one once again this is the other side we're just gonna pop this off slide it out boom good to go take our rag spray a little Lube on there wipe it clean just like so trying to be careful not to get oil all over dad's car I don't think dad really cares as you can tell there's some chain saws on the back of there this Honda Element has been an awesome vehicle for my dad he's really loved it had it for about ten years only got about 120,000 miles on it uses it as a pickup truck most of the time so here's our new shock and once again we're just gonna mount it just like it was before we'll do the lower one first so we've got a little extra grease on there and all you got to do is just push it on boom in place so the upper one is in position right here all we're going to do is pull down on the shock a little bit and pop it right into place and then we're good to go so

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