The clear housing for the hatch pull down motor/assebly is broke on my car. I discoverd it today when it wouldn't latch. It looks like someone has rigged it in the past with the wrong screws/bolts.

The motor still works great. I stuck the screw that fell out back in the hole it's supposed to screw into to hold the assebly up. It will fall out again soon I'm sure.

Has anyone had this problem in the past? Can we buy those plastic housing from the dealer or something like that?

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1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula LO3 Auto
-180 degree stat
-Hooker Cat-Back
velcro t-top bag
*****Possible summer '01 mods*****
Dual Snorkle, Keyless Entry, Wonder Bar from my IROC, 4th gen seats, T/A tail lights

1985 IROC-Z, TPI Auto
-Accel Super Coil


http://www.geocities.com/krt80/

 

yes you can, they will run anywhere from 15 to 30 bucks at the dealership...
if i knew the part number, i would tell you, sorry..
but they are still available.

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Duffster (age 32)
BEAT DOWN HARD 88' Camaro Sport Coupe,
1978 Caprice Classic 305 motor havin'(WITH NO COMPUTER),Torker II intake, Edelbrock 1406,600cfm w/vacuum secondaries,Accel HEI Supercoil/Cap/Rotor Sparkin',84' POS 700R4 Tranny usin', 84' Z-28 Nose clip wearin',
84' Z-28 Hood covered,
AND THE TIRES:
245/60-16 Firehawk SS20 on Firbird rim(1-passenger rear),
235/55-15 BF Goodrich's on CompTA's on Z28 rims(2-on front),
235/60-16 Pirelli P600 w/a curb check or 3 also on Firebird rim(1-drivers rear),
REAR HATCH MASTER OF ALL!!!
DuffsterCamaro@HOME.COM
Owner of the Camaro 0 out of 10 Third-genners approve of, no longer part of the non-existent Iowa crew.

 

Is this the piece that is broken?
http://www2.theworldataclick.com/000...ppingCartID=62

thirdgenresouce.com carries used parts if this is not the correct part check the rest of the catalog.
Good Luck

 

That's it.

I might try to glue mine first. Then I'm going to check with the dealer if I can get the lazy parts guy to look up the number. Then I'll get one from the dealer or thirdgenresouce.com

 

Dealership $27 including tax. So much for such a little part.

 

p/n 20160587. It's called a gear nut. Good luck, Lon.

 

Try this....hold the assembly together.Drill you some holes to wire it together.Mine exploded about 2 years ago.I used some small bailing wire to hold it together.It looks like hell but works perfectly. Besides...who's going to see it?

Mine is still holing strong but the motor decided to take a dump.Now I have to slam the hatch to shut it .But the plastic housing is still together!

If your looking for a fix and don't have the dough to fix it with...this will work.Trust me

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Kevin S
89 RS w/2.9
modded some but not heavily


"I am just as enthusiastic about flying saucers as I always
was, but the problem is that we are in the middle of a
long, long trough. There's only so many times you can pick
over old bones. There just aren't enough new sightings. It
is not like being a philatelist - there is always something
new to say about stamps."

- Denis Plunkett, 70, a retired civil servant from Bristol
who founded the British Flying Saucer Bureau, which has
suspended its activities because of an apparent sharp
decline in the number of alien visitors to Earth.

 

Oh, I bought the housing, and put in it yesterday. Now I need the little white plastic tracks now, mine are worn out.

 

Anybody have the part number for the little plastic inserts for the tracks? The guy at the dealer couldn't find them(one of those guys).

 

I did a search, ok he's right. To get the little peices you have to buy the whole thing. oh well mine should be ok, they aren't that worn out yet.

 

Check both pontiac and chevy parts counters. I found the plastic gear for 6.?? and the plastic guides for 2.??( a piece) at one and the plastic housing (in stock!) for 26.?? at the other. I think some of these counter dudes won't look hard enough.

 

i tried using plastic solvent, but it didn't hold for very long. i like the bailing wire idea, i would have tried it if i had thought of it. instead i just bought a replacement for about $35.

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stephen - 89 GTA - https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=1321

 

I took my track guides back out to day, I had 2 on backward, now it works good. They are still cracked and worn like hell but they work for now and probably for a long time.

So you've got them at a dealership? Do you have a part number or anything?