2002 rear hatch opening problem
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#1, Before starting. Can you see the wear of the lever in the center of the brass push lever that pushes the hatch loop up?
#2, Center of picture you see the notch that allows the lever to go lower from the pull of the spring.
#3, Another angle of the notch needed to allow the lever to be pulled lower by the spring.
#4, Spring reattached, see how much lower the lever is pulled?
#5, Another angle of how much lower the spring pulls the lever lower.
#6, This picture shows the higher lever at where the hatch loop now gets pushed higher. Notice the groove that was worn into the lever by the hatch loop?
#7, Much clearer view of how much higher the lever pushes up the hatch loop, thereby clearing the latching mechanism.
#8, I put this picture in to let you know the left side plastic/nylon guide for the hatch loop, may have to be slightly filed down, to allow the lever to smoothly travel up and down and not bind anywhere. This plastic/nylon guide is shown just to the left of the end of the lever (center picture). The other one to the right of center, didn't have to be touched because the lever kept it clear of any binding.
#9, Final look (compare with #1 to see difference in how high the lever now puches the hatch loop) after reassembly! It now pops open very high and has not caught since I trimmed that notch.
In closing, I used a dremel clone, took no more than 4 minutes to notch that metal. Just be sure of your clearances and do not take out too much! That lever's stop position must keep enough tension on the spring so it doesn't slip off its lower clip-on location. If you take too much off, it'll not hold the spring on its lower mount! Hope its what you need!
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Hey SSdimension, I am in South Carolina! If your ever over this way come on by. I would love to fix that hatch problem if it is the same as my situation. Mine turned out perfect and I didn't have to 'mod' anything else but that little notch in the lever stop. If you make the trip sometime, I'll buy the first two rounds (for you and me)!
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Hey SSdimension, I am in South Carolina! If your ever over this way come on by. I would love to fix that hatch problem if it is the same as my situation. Mine turned out perfect and I didn't have to 'mod' anything else but that little notch in the lever stop. If you make the trip sometime, I'll buy the first two rounds (for you and me)!
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Hey SSdimension, I am in South Carolina! If your ever over this way come on by. I would love to fix that hatch problem if it is the same as my situation. Mine turned out perfect and I didn't have to 'mod' anything else but that little notch in the lever stop. If you make the trip sometime, I'll buy the first two rounds (for you and me)!
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