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Subject:Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
From:Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:24:12 -0500

I have a couple of lock mechanisms for that car, just no power lock
actuators.

Jim

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Grungy <grungy@grungy.com> wrote:

> The rear hatch lock on my '89 Carat has failed locked.
> I can't open it with the key.
>
> The power locks failed a long time ago, when the driver door power
> lock actuator got stuck in the unlocked position. Fixed that by
> removing the power lock actuator on that door.
> The remaining power locks sometimes continued to work when I would
> lock the passenger door from the outside with a key, but that stopped
> too after a while.
>
> I could work around that.
>
> But I have no work-around for not being able to open the rear hatch.
>
> Any tips on how to get the hatch open?
> Haven't tried to peel the hatch liner off yet (with it closed).
> I can replace the lock if I can get it open, provided that I can find a
> part.
> (Too bad I already sold the one that I had from my parted-out '90.)
> --
>
> bcnu - Grungy  (Seabrook, TX)  opinions are just that.obviously.
> '60 dddPanel '69 Bug '89 Carat '11 Jetta SportWagon TDI
> g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m
>

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