Unlocking rear hatch from inside

[lada03]

Today my key was stuck and I could not open the rear hatch on my 924 turbo
The usual Trick of pressing down on the rubber spoiler and then turning the key did not work.

Any suggestions on how to unlock from the inside or on the outside?

Thanks

[Monkey Wrench]

maybe you can release it by pulling the carpets in the trunK and trying to unlatch itt from near the licence plate? that carpet is held by snap on button things.


maybe someone can first verify if that may work, then maybe remove the back seats to get there?

I had a friend a while back that did that in some other car, one with a trunk.. they got inside his trunk via removing the back seat to unlock his trunk and to do that, fashioned some long tools, they won the game somehow. With a bit of enginuity.

you maybe need someome to push down on the rubber spoiler if thats what it takes to release it without it binding.

will the whole lock pop out if you slide the clip off it? some times they have sort of a flat spring clip? im not sure about the 944 specifically. I think what we need now is the exploded view of the OEM partsbook

often a designed in part of a lock is to disassemble them and access the tumblers, you first need to unlock, but maybe the whole thing can pull out as a lock assembly.

[lada03]

I got it open, pressed down on the spoiler and turned the key left and it turned. I lubed the mechanism afterwards and seems to be releasing easier now. But i find myself having to press down on the spoiler every time

[huskerick1]

Originally Posted by lada03

I got it open, pressed down on the spoiler and turned the key left and it turned. I lubed the mechanism afterwards and seems to be releasing easier now. But i find myself having to press down on the spoiler every time

Getting those pins adjusted is quite the task... I've spent hours on them to get them 'perfect', only to have them act up the following day. Usually, it's due to the 'clamshell clamp' inside the mechanism. I find they get hung up on the pins, even after changing the pin depth. Grease helps, but also can build up and make the situation worse.

[Monkey Wrench]

if you feel that ambitious there is usually a way to get the lock apart and youcan then see the tumblers in the lock, normally they are flush with the key stuck in

what you can do is put your key in and file off any tumblers that protrude.. and if you have lost the key you can do that with any key that fits, pretty much. it is also possible to remove all the tumblers but one and reassemble , it will be easier to pick it, but no one can see that. the tumblers are little spring loaded flat bits of brass, I htink you normally need to unlock the lock itself and then ther is a way to get the barrel out from inside.

the tumblers are designed to become out of line withthe barrel with the key out and when you inser the key that should be pretty much flush with the barrel.

if you go taking it apart Id lay down a tablecloth os somethign as you might drop the teeny springs.

there is probably a little pin you need ot push or somethg to get the tumblers free from the barrel, any locksmith will know, but the 944 manual likely would not disciuss it.

if you take the lock out and go see a locksmith it will be easy work for them.


what may happen is the shape of the key changes due to wear on the keys in your pocket. amounting to some misalignment of the tumblers. spraying in some lock lube wont hurt.