Hatchback door strut mounting post broken:
10-10-2009, 05:10 PM
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Hatchback door strut mounting post broken: 2000 WS6 has broken read hatchback strut mounting post.
It's a plate with a pin that the strut attatches to.
It is fastened to the inside trim panel by glue or something from factory.
I have thought about jb weld, 24 hour epoxy and small bolts.
Does anyone know what kind of glue or material I should use to repair it?
Thank you.
It's a plate with a pin that the strut attatches to.
It is fastened to the inside trim panel by glue or something from factory.
I have thought about jb weld, 24 hour epoxy and small bolts.
Does anyone know what kind of glue or material I should use to repair it?
Thank you.
10-11-2009, 12:19 AM
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Mine did the same thing. I already had the hatch trim piece off. I notched a piece of the hatch out. I made the notch just big enough to fit a wrench in. I think it's a 15mm for the strut ball mount on the inside of the hatch. Then I just tightened the ball assembly up. Once you put the trim on you can not till it's been cut. It's been fine for years.
10-11-2009, 12:44 AM
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It's the plate that the post screws into not the post itself.
Broken loose from trim panel.
Broken loose from trim panel.
Mine did the same thing. I already had the hatch trim piece off. I notched a piece of the hatch out. I made the notch just big enough to fit a wrench in. I think it's a 15mm for the strut ball mount on the inside of the hatch. Then I just tightened the ball assembly up. Once you put the trim on you can not till it's been cut. It's been fine for years.
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10-11-2009, 09:16 PM
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I'm talking about the plate as well. Once you notch out the hatch, you can slip an open ended wrench onto it. Then tighten the post and it shouldn't have any play in it.
10-12-2009, 12:07 AM
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We took it apart today and notched out a section.
The metal piece that the post screws into was loose and rattling around.
After going round and round the only way was to secure it with sheet metal screws.
If it holds it should work fine and the gray trim panel hides them.
I have a pic of the other side as well to show what we did.
The metal piece that the post screws into was loose and rattling around.
After going round and round the only way was to secure it with sheet metal screws.
If it holds it should work fine and the gray trim panel hides them.
I have a pic of the other side as well to show what we did.
10-13-2009, 05:08 PM
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