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How-to: Adjusting hatch lock

How-to: Adjusting hatch lock

From gti-vr6-ownerdev.tivoli Fri Oct 23 22:39 CDT 1998
From: deeceeexit109
To: "Todd Taylor" <ttaylortoddtaylor>
Subject: Re: [gti-vr6] Is the rear hatch lock adjustable?
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 23:32:37 -0400
Cc: <gti-vr6dev.tivoli>
 
At 10:58 PM 10/22/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All:
>
>For some reason my trunk has decided to become more impossible to shut than
>it usually is.   I've always had to slam the trunk pretty hard to get it to
>lock, now I have to push on it when it's closed to get it to lock.   Is the
>lock mechanism adjustable/movable if I unbolt it?   What size allen wrench
>do I need?  (I thought I had every freekin' size in the planet, but not the
>size I need for this job!)   My main concern is that if I move the latch
>out-ward so it shuts easily, my trunk may no longer fit 'flush' with the
>back of my car.   Any suggestions?   (I already tried lubricating it!)
>
>Sincerely,
>Todd Taylor
>www.venommotorsports
>www.toddtaylor
>
> Todd, Yes the rear hatch lock is adjustable. There is a plastic sleeve
that connects two rods together. Since it is plastic the metal lock rods
can slip a little. We readjust the lock rods and glue the plastic sleeve to
prevent it from slipping.

Don
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