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Introduction

Your trunk no longer holds? It falls on you? It's the jacks that are tired! A very simple operation (a screwdriver as the only tool!) to give your trunk a new lease of life!

  1. 
We start by opening the trunk, and finding a solution so that it doesn't fall on our heads while we change the jacks!

It is best to do this with two people. Otherwise, here, I opted for a ski pole, which allows you to keep the trunk open (but it is still best to be two people!).

The jacks have two anchor points, each equipped with a ball joint.
    • We start by opening the trunk, and finding a solution so that it doesn't fall on our heads while we change the jacks!

    • It is best to do this with two people. Otherwise, here, I opted for a ski pole, which allows you to keep the trunk open (but it is still best to be two people!).

    • The jacks have two anchor points, each equipped with a ball joint.

  2. 
The "ball" of the ball joint is held in its housing by a metal ring. It must be extracted using a flat screwdriver.

The "ball" of the ball joint is held in its housing by a metal ring. It must be extracted using a flat screwdriver.

The "ball" of the ball joint is held in its housing by a metal ring. It must be extracted using a flat screwdriver.
    • The "ball" of the ball joint is held in its housing by a metal ring. It must be extracted using a flat screwdriver.

  3. 
Once the ring is out, just release the jack with a little jerk. It really comes out all by itself.
    • Once the ring is out, just release the jack with a little jerk. It really comes out all by itself.

  4. 
We can now compare the new cylinders and those that have just been removed... Same size, same diameter at the ball joint...

We can now compare the new cylinders and those that have just been removed... Same size, same diameter at the ball joint...
    • We can now compare the new cylinders and those that have just been removed... Same size, same diameter at the ball joint...

  5. 
To install the new cylinders, do not try to compress them: it is too hard! Instead, open your trunk as far as possible so that the cylinder can enter each ball joint, without exerting any compression force.
    • To install the new cylinders, do not try to compress them: it is too hard! Instead, open your trunk as far as possible so that the cylinder can enter each ball joint, without exerting any compression force.

    • On the new cylinders, the ring stays in place. You just have to give it a little sharp push to get the "ball" into its housing.

    • Do this on each side of the jack, and you're done!

Conclusion

An ultra-easy operation that will cost you very little (around €35 for 2 jacks) and will relieve you a lot when loading/unloading the trunk! (not to mention the risk of accidents avoided!)

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