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Old 03-08-2014, 05:52 PM
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Angry Rear hatch not locking fully
So, today at the mall my rear hatch stopped locking correctly. It rattles something fierce when I hit a bump now.

I bathed it in WD40 when I got back, and sure enough it was quite dirty. Looks like when it's supposed to lock the tab doesn't fully move into the locked position.

After about 20 minutes of WD40 treatment, it locked properly ONCE, then went back to being rattly. Is there a way to get in there without removing it?

I suspect it's just really dirty, but I can't seem to get it fully clean, fighting gravity and all.
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