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04-04-2006, 01:00 PM | #1 | ||
SUMP PLUG
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I have done a search and there are threads on boots not latching and unlatching intemittently, but noone has had the same problem as me.
Bearing in mind that I did have a guy shunt me up the *** the other week just before this problem started to happen. He nudged the towbar and there's no visible damage to the car (according to panelbeater) Recently I have had the problem of the boot latch consistantly not releasing the boot first time. If I pull on the boot as I release it, it opens, but if I let the second click go, the boot will not open. Funnily enough, if I hit the relaease button a second time, there are no problems. Has anyone else had issues like this? Could it be a faulty catch or would the timing suggest that there is a possibility the latch was damages by the shunt. PS, this is both with the dash mounted and remote release.
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04-04-2006, 01:29 PM | #2 | ||
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I would say the boot has been bent up a little, therefore not letting the latch release properly. Get it checked out.
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04-04-2006, 01:44 PM | #3 | ||
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My dash mounted release doesn't always work first time, so it could just be "within normal operating tolerances". But my remote always works first time, unless the batteries are going flat/are flat.
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04-04-2006, 03:46 PM | #4 | ||
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^^^ same here, i think the trick is to hold it for a second rather than a quick press..
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04-04-2006, 03:49 PM | #5 | ||
they call me Tibbo
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spray the latch/catch with some silicon lube
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04-04-2006, 04:12 PM | #6 | ||
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Cheers guys. You can always hear the actual clicking, indicated that it's trying. May just be sticky.
I'm picking up my freshly painted bullbar in the next week or so I hope, so I'll get him to have another look if the silicone spray doesn't fix the problem.
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