SStewy

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Well I've owned my first LS1 for about a month now... and it had the problem when I bought it but i never really looked into it..
Whenever I go to pop the hatch using the button left of my steering wheel.. I have to hit it 5+ times for it to even open..

Sometimes it will work to where I press it once or twice and I go back there and it just opens, but sometimes I press it a few times, go back there and its popped, but I can't open it, so i have to walk back around and push the button again..

Anybody had this problem? or am I just stupid and doing it wrong..?

CK1

http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...ease_fix_2.htm

SStewy

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Ah thank you very much... Shall try tomorrow and see if I can fix it

Thanks

BayAreaSS

iTrader: (10)

Before you try that you should unscrew the little rubber stoppers on the trunk hatch. Unscrew them a little and see if it opens for you. That worked for me.

bjamick

iTrader: (31)

That install university write up will work like a charm i just need to do it to mine.

SSmoken

iTrader: (26)

i have the same problem ,also does it when i use the remote too. Must have something to do with white ss's

Blk97WS6

iTrader: (19)

^^and black Z28s, and about 74.3432479% of all f-bodies

SStewy

iTrader: (1)

You sure its 74.3432479%... I could have sworn I read it was 73.1293712% give or take...

Blk97WS6

iTrader: (19)

damn your right! i think i had a typo or something

2000SSGirl

Haha, yeah it must! Everytime I hit my button, it doesn't work...I have to go back and pull on it, then go back and hit the button again. I can't just stand there and hit the button a few times - that won't work. And as for the remote - the hatch button won't work on that at ALL.

98_z28

at least yall can push your button in, myn is pushed in and will not pop back out..lol

Wdpballer46

i actually have the same problem on my TA

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

I did the spring. It opens all the way on it's own practically.

Sharpe

iTrader: (7)

Really? Man, I need to do this. Right now, I'm doing the "press it right as you pull up" method.

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

Yeah, that whipped my *** for 5 long years! You don't even need to take all that crap off to do it either. I just pulled the back part away and clipped it on there. took maybe 30 seconds.

greysteel_M6

iTrader: (5)

did the piggy backed spring off unstalluniversity simple fix.

Sharpe

iTrader: (7)

Hmmm... I guess I'll try the Orangeapeelaversity method first.

SStewy

iTrader: (1)

Done... works great - and took all of 45 seconds to do it

Went down to Home Depot and bought a spring for like.. a dollar or so - slapped it on there.. and it opens easy as pie