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have you adjusted the trunk mechanism?? Posted by nicknick [Email] (#731) [Profile/Gallery] (more from nicknick) on Thu, 1 May 2008 21:50:14 In Reply to: Re: my car is really showing its age! AHHH, BAAB [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 1 May 2008 21:30:36 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
the tailgate gets locked in position by the catch on the tailgate and the plate on the sill. both are adjustable.
after the wife reversed through the orchard with the hatch up (?????!!!???? why???) in the SPG (yes the same one that was painted a few months ago!!!), i had to adjust the tailgate to close properly again.
any case, what you need to do is have some one close the trunk while you are in it, and observe which of the 2 elements would be best adjusted. the catch can go up and down, the plate can go back and forth.
probably easiest to adjust the catch up a tad, try it, if it doesn't feel like it is getting hung up, then move the plate forward a little.
allen keys for one, torx for the other.
also, there are 2 rubber screw type adjusters on either side, 1/2 way up the tailgate edge. close the tailgate and see if it is looking about right. if it is, press on each side and see how it can go down-then adjust that screw thing out until the hatch closes nice and tight, and cannot move much.
OMG! what a terrible description!
in any case, these 3 elements need to be taken together (along with the rubber seal, forgot that!), and not dealt with independantly (sp).
also-junk in trunk?
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