Automotive actuator retaining construction

An automotive actuator retaining construction for retaining a piston rod accommodated in a housing of an actuator in a state in which said piston rod is retracted in a direction toward said housing and releasing said piston rod from said retracted state so as to permit the extension and retraction of said piston rod when said actuator is put in operation, said automotive actuator retaining construction comprising:

• a first retainer attached to one of said housing and said piston rod;
• and
• a second retainer attached to the other,
• wherein at least said first retainer is removable from said one of said housing and said piston rod,
• said first and second retainers are connected to each other in such a manner as to be disengaged from each other, and
• wherein, when said first and second retainers are in engagement with each other, said retracted state of said piston rod is maintained, and when said engagement between said first and second retainers is released by removing said first retainer from said one of said housing and said piston rod, said piston rod is permitted to extend and retract.