Rear hatch help?
07-23-2012, 06:19 PM
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Rear hatch help?
Hey, I had my rear hatch hinge bust a nut, so i drilled it out and fixed it. the hatch always clunked around before, and still does. its been getting worse and worse. could the latch mechanism be getting worn out?
07-23-2012, 08:21 PM
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can you tell what part is clunking whether it is at the hinge or at the latch? did you put bushings in the hinge when you did it?
07-27-2012, 05:26 PM
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I have opened the latch and wiggled on the hinged and it is not them, it must be something in the latch. is it common for this to happen?
07-27-2012, 08:09 PM
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Both of ours make noise. I've lubed them until the stuff ran out all over with no resolution. The latches are not adjustable and I believe that they develop play with age and short of replacing the mechanism, it's something that we just have to live with.
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