[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Oh, the memories Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:46:19 In Reply to: hatch locked, now won't unlock, 86SPG, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:58:24 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

There is a weakness in the ball-and-socket joint that connects the latch release handle (over the license plate) with the latch release mechanism. It pops out, and you can pull on the handle all you want.

Yup, fold down the seats grab a flashlight, flat-blade screwdiver, torx driver, and optionally, a small putty knife. On the inside of the hatch is a fabric-covered panel. Up by the window are a few black discs with slots in them. Turn them CCW 1/4 turn, then pull them out. They don't unscrew - only 1/4 turn. Next, remove the inside grab handle - usually two torx screws, unless one was lost sometime in the past and replaced with a different head.
The bottom and sides of the panel are held in place with snap fasteners. Get the putty knife behind the panel on one side, and pull it straight back towards you. Start at one end and work your way around.
With the panel out, the latch mechanism is pretty obvious. There is a metal rod running from the release handle mechanism at the top to the latch at the bottom. Usually that rod comes apart at the socket joint. You can pop it back together, and it may hold for a few years, or a few days. I would wrap some wire around them to try and keep them together.

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• hatch locked, now won't unlock, 86SPG, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:58:24
  • Oh, the memories, Ari , Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:46:19 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Huh & Why ? It is easy to release from inside >>>, BobD, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:22:28
    • The latch cover on my '90 was held on with.., Todd N, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:21:10
      • Huh? again. what are you refering to? no such >>, BobD, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:34:11
        • This is what they are refering to...., Jon , Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:43:29
        • He's talking about the cover for the mechanism under, RS , Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:10:56
          • Righto! That's the thing....sorry for the confusion., Todd N, Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:20:09
  • Re: hatch locked, now won't unlock, BobH, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:08:02

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