Very simple hatch question
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Very simple hatch question
Hey guys, I'm new here so go easy on me
I'm from OZ and have just bought my first camaro, there aren't exactly many over here so I don't know a lot about them yet. So for starters I have a real easy question:
Should the rear hatch be able to open by itself under the strength of the gas struts? Mine doesn't but I think it'd be kinda cool if it did.
I just need to know if a new set of standard struts will be enough to lift the hatch without me touching it or if I need to get some made up with a bit more pressure in them.
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I'm from OZ and have just bought my first camaro, there aren't exactly many over here so I don't know a lot about them yet. So for starters I have a real easy question:
Should the rear hatch be able to open by itself under the strength of the gas struts? Mine doesn't but I think it'd be kinda cool if it did.
I just need to know if a new set of standard struts will be enough to lift the hatch without me touching it or if I need to get some made up with a bit more pressure in them.
Thanks
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Re: Very simple hatch question
Will it cause me any problems if I install some struts meant for a hatch with spoiler and wiper (i have spoiler but no wiper)? I'm sure that it will have the neccessary pressure open by itself then but I'm wondering if it will put too much pressure on the automatic hatch pulldown lock thing when closing. (Brand new hatch seal already puts a little extra pressure on the 20 year old unit)
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Re: Very simple hatch question
Will it cause me any problems if I install some struts meant for a hatch with spoiler and wiper (i have spoiler but no wiper)? I'm sure that it will have the neccessary pressure open by itself then but I'm wondering if it will put too much pressure on the automatic hatch pulldown lock thing when closing. (Brand new hatch seal already puts a little extra pressure on the 20 year old unit)
Just buy the correct struts for the options on the hatch. Also, NO to the rest
of your questions.
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Re: Very simple hatch question
Will it cause me any problems if I install some struts meant for a hatch with spoiler and wiper (i have spoiler but no wiper)? I'm sure that it will have the neccessary pressure open by itself then but I'm wondering if it will put too much pressure on the automatic hatch pulldown lock thing when closing. (Brand new hatch seal already puts a little extra pressure on the 20 year old unit)
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Re: Very simple hatch question
lonsal, I think you just answered my question. I'm putting everything back together. I have a brand new rear hatch seal. I had no idea about adjusting the pull down unit. I just ran power through the car for the first time the other week, and the hatch pulled down for the first time. Since then, I just opened the hatch, now it will not close again. I noticed the motor casing was pretty warm, so I unplugged everything, thinking it may be an electrical problem. I haven't even driven the car yet, so if what you say is true, it doesn't even take a pothole or RR tracks for things to fail... When I was disconnection the battery, I heard a motor from the back buzzing away, I had thought it was the fuel pump, but this is all making more sense the more I think about your post. Thank you very much. The only thing is now, I don't know why the hatch won't latch back into the unit, I was hoping after reading that the motor just hadn't gotten into reverse cycle, but maybe something broke causing it not to latch?
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If the hatch motor runs, yet it fails to move up or down the gear nut is broken. I sell it on my web site. Download the instructions for the 101170 aftermarket nylon guides from the lower left side of my site under "Documentation". Or look at the Tech Article I wrote that is posted on TGO.
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