hey,
the problem i have is that one day i opened my trunk and when i went to shut it, it clicked shut but the motor wouldn't stop running, and didn't lower the hatch, i pulled it apart and found out teh plastic gear inside was screwd, but y would my motor keep going and not stop, is a switch bad or sumtpin?? please help..thanks

drew

 

The motor continues to run because the gear nut is bad. The worm drive shaft of the motor turns the gear nut, which in turn raises and lowers the lift rod which is attached to the latch portion of the pull-down unit. The motor is turned off when the reversing switch is tripped by a tang on the lift rod. Since the gear nut is bad the lift rod won't be raised or lowered, so the reversing switch will not be flipped to turn off the motor. Replace the gear nut (and any other items you find broken or damaged) and it will be fine. You can find any parts you need to repair this on my web site. You can use the repair instructions or the Tech article I wrote on repairing them.

Lon Salgren
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