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4RS FED
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hmmm i recently installed 2 12 inch subs in the back of the hatch, now after a week of beating around everywhere, the hatch wont open any more.....i press the hatch open button in the glovebox, and the dome light goes on, and i hear a destictive motor sound, and i tug and i tug and it wont come up.... if i insert the key in the hole with it closed, i can see it pop up about a 1/4 of an inch, and then same thing no more...it tug so hard that the rear suspension can become completely unloaded....i am really confused and would appreciate any help out there..... thanks.... oh yeah it worked fine last night, and there is nothing in the way from keeping it open or closed????
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Posts: 3686 | From: 650 | Registered: Nov 2002
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Stimson
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There is a bolt with a torx head that the hatch latches on to. This bolt can come loose and out of alighnment or the plastic sleeve around it can crack and cause problems. If you need a new sleeve, check out the HELP section at the auto parts stores. These are the common problems, but yours may be a more rare problem with the latch itself.
Posts: 2373 | Registered: Jun 2000
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4RS FED
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so is there know way to open it then??? i am so confused...
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i have a twin turbo mustang and you don't!
Posts: 3686 | From: 650 | Registered: Nov 2002
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Stimson
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I don't know. Hard to say what the problem is... Check out another hatcback to understand how the latch works, then fold your back seats down and crawl into the hatch with a flash light and some tools and see if you can work something out.
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91PONY
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Have you tried pushing down on the hatch with the key un-locking it?
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Posts: 1477 | From: Citrus Heights, CA | Registered: Mar 2001
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166 Merlo
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why you wanna open it?, just keep beat playin and maybe it'll come loose eventually. That's what'd I do, but then no one knocks harder then Jo.
Maybe u can turn the bass up and then have someone push the button, and u can turn the key all in unison.
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Posts: 3954 | From: Thebay | Registered: Jul 2002
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Originally posted by 87Saleen:
why you wanna open it?, just keep beat playin and maybe it'll come loose eventually. That's what'd I do, but then no one knocks harder then Jo.
Maybe u can turn the bass up and then have someone push the button, and u can turn the key all in unison.
this just might be one of the funniest things ive read on here..lol
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4RS FED
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87 saleen, i have tried that, and still no open....yeah i guess i kinda got to ;et nature take it's course, and if it opens then cool, and if not then........... also i have pushed down and pulled up, and side to side, and it is solidly stuck, there is no doubt about it....
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i have a twin turbo mustang and you don't!
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Chris M.
Ignore me, all I do is argue online!
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sell it, it lost to a mini van
Posts: 2828 | From: West Bay, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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4RS FED
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anyone want to buy it??? it is a cool ass beater car!
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i have a twin turbo mustang and you don't!
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4RS FED
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guess what happened now.... the damn left rear turn signal burnt out today.... DAMNIT!!!!! now i gotta figure out how to open the stupid thing.....errrrrr
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Chris M.
Ignore me, all I do is argue online!
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try using a pickle fork.
Posts: 2828 | From: West Bay, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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