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Old 11-24-2014, 02:19 PM
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Any help with where to get the best rear hatch latch assy. This is the second replacement and it's broke again. Any help greatly appreciated
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Old 11-24-2014, 03:23 PM
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How do you break your latch? I wheeled the crap out of my jeep and the worst the latch ever did was rattle.
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Old 11-25-2014, 01:07 PM
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broken or just won't open? There are countless threads about the adjustment mechanism inside the hatch bumping out of adjustment and preventing you from opening the hatch.
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push on the hatch near the left tail light and open it ... my buddys is that way and hes replaced latch once as well.
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push on the hatch near the left tail light and open it ... my buddys is that way and hes replaced latch once as well.
It's slipped adjustment again.
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