Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:10:20 -0500 From: "The Man" <TD-TTCdeadnopsam.net> Subject: Re: trunk lock problems
Fold down the back seat and crawl in and release the trunk lid. Is this a 4 door or 3 door?? Adriano V. Bacuita Jr. wrote in message <36F73DAD.43037BA2nopsamm.com>... >the key moves in the lock but doesn't do anything. the trunk operator moves, >but it doesn't meet any resistance. i can't get the trunk open to work on >anything. i tried pushing down on the trunk but nothing happens. if you know of >a way i can get the trunk open, i can probably take the mechanism apart and >figure something out. > >Sean Bouchard wrote: > >> i had a similar problem with my '86 900S. When I went to lift the trunk >> latch it would go up (the lever) almost all the way, sometimes it would >> open. I found that if I leaned on the trunk it would open better. If this is >> the case with yours, check the rubber spacers on each side of the trunk (if >> you can get it open), if they are too tight it causes the problem I >> described (I simply decreased the height of each spacer very slightly and it >> opens perfectly now). If that doesn't work than it might be a more difficult >> problem...does the key work? >> >> Adriano V. Bacuita Jr. wrote: >> >> > Hey group. I have an '88 900 turbo. I've been having problems with the >> > lock on the rear hatch. It seems like something in the mechanism has >> > broken. When the locks are activated either lock or unlock, you can hear >> > something moving as if it were operating correctly, but it doesn't >> > unlock. >> > >> > I live in central illinois and the closest SAAB dealer/mechanic is 2.5 >> > hours away. All the places I went to around home wont touch the car. >> > Does anyone know what could be wrong and the easiest way to fix it? I >> > fear my only hope is to go to some hack mechanic and pay out the nose to >> > fix the problem. >> > >> > Please help. Thanks in advance. >
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