Went to change a couple of those gas filled pistons on my bus today. (The ones that hold the bay doors open.) For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get the old ones off. The new ones are all black with a very simple little piece of metal that you lift up to "open" the retaining clip. But the old ones are strange. They have some sort of snap ring that fits into a tiny little hole? I was easily able to unsnap the ring and pull it off. I presumed it would free the piston socket to be pulled off that little ball. I'm super careful with my hands, so I didn't pull that hard (I did try to pry it off with a screw driver, but not hard enough to bend anything.) What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions as to how to take off the old, or hints about how to put on the new would be most appreciated.
Much thanks,
Adam
p.s. my, though a 96 Marathon, is a 95 XLV shell.