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Decklid Latch Stuck! Now What?
Ugg… what a weekend. Had the decklid removed to work on the engine and after re-installing, this latch pin is now out of alignment. I closed the lid and when I went to release it…. A small pop and then nothing. Somehow the latch pin is stuck on the latch and I’ve tried giggling/pulling/twisting the lid every way possible and still now luck.
Anybody ever have this happen? Any way to get her open again without doing damage?
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did you try moving the lid with the release pulled all the way out? i used a large pair of pliers putting the handle between the pull knob and the body. then i pushed on the lid in various directions, quite hard at some points, until it released. i was applying pressure in two directions, pushing both down and then left/right/up/down at the same time. i spent a good 15 mins doing that because the only alternative is to drill a hole below it to get up to move the release, and i really did not want to do that.
there are tons of threads on this topic here. i know i read at least 10-15 when it happened to me.
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But like said above, do a search. This has happened to a lot of people, and many have posted various ways they have gotten it undone. |
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It happened to me last summer. I did a search on here and found quite a few suggestions. What worked was using wire around the pin and pulled it to the side to get it to release. I hope that helps. Good luck.
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Thanks! I'll give those suggestions a try.
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Pull the latch handle in the door jamb all the way out, put a pair of Vise Grips on the cable against the jamb to keep it out.
The do the above suggestions. |
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06-14-2010, 03:28 PM
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(This thread just reminded me that I still need to work on properly aligning that pin - I just got it close and left it alone.)
To answer the original poster's question - When this happened to me last month, I just had someone pull up on the decklid while I pulled out the release handle in the door jamb. The decklid came up without too much effort.
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