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Old 01-28-2008, 05:25 PM
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Unhappy Hatch opening problem

Hey everyone I'm having some trouble with my hatch not opening.. I already did the spring piggybacked on the original spring, and I just put in new hatch struts tonight.. The hatch releases fine, but I was under the assumption, that after it was released, it would pop right open w/o me having to touch it, is this correct? I have to pull it all the way up myself and it will stay there on its own. If not, please advise a way for me to correct this problem, Thanks!
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That's how it's supposed to work, you don't have any problems
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Old 01-28-2008, 05:40 PM
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alright, thanks very much... just wanted to make sure I didn't waste money
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i need new struts on mine. the original ones are worn out and dont always open the hatch enough to get past the lock
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Heat changes the behavior of the after market struts I last installed. On a cold day, they need help to open the hatch and on a very warm day they may press the hatch open all by them selves.




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