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Boot Lid - HELP!!!

timig

timig

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Hi

Happy New Year to you all, was hoping someone might be able to help in some way with what i think may be quite an unusual question...Has anyones boot lid ever got stuck/jammed?? I know it was cold up in Scotland, so i put my being unable to open the boot down to it being frozen, but the following thaw the next day proved otherwise! I did have some trouble getting it shut a couple of days ago, so i dont know if my slamming it (not too hard!) may have bent something inside? The electrics sound like they are working away but the right hand side of the boot remains firmly closed/locked. Does anyone have any experience of this, or have any idea how i might go about fixing this? Any help greatly appreciated...it was an absolute pain getting two suitcases out over the folded down back seats...
thanks
 
If you climb into the boot area ovet the folded down seats & unfasten the carpet along the back edge you will be able to see the cables and lock mechanisms. If you manually activate these while someone outside tries to lift the tailgate you should be sucessful, might also be worth having your assistant press down to compress the boot seal & relieve the pressure of the lock on the pin.

Good luck.
 
Thanks Graeme, I did have a look at the cables, but in the dark with a torch my claustrophobia kicked in and I haven't had chance to get back into the car yet. I was thinking though, that since i can hear the jaws moving (well i can hear the electric motor) that i may have damaged the "bit the pin goes into" in some way? Will definitely try out your suggestion at the weekend (cant face going back into the boot in the dark!!).
thanks again.
 
If you have damaged the retaining parts I have spares that I could help out with. If the pins are damaged then either Bert @ Berlyn or Porsheshop do replacements.
 
thanks for the offer of spares, i may well be contacting you or Bert pretty soon! However, one question of logistics...is there any way for me to access these parts with the boot lid closed?
 
IIRC you can acess the fixings but it won't do you any good as you need to open the hatch to separate the pins from the latch.
 
You can open the boot from iside if you do as Graeme suggests.

If the motor is turning and one side is released then likely you either have a broken cable on the other side or even better it my just have fallen out. I can't remember in detail how it looks, but effectively the motor makes 1 revolution every time you push the button or turn the key in the boot lock. There is an arm attached to the motor that has a cable connection on it connected to a second arm - this set-up translates that revolution into 1/4 turn and return movement of the other arm which in turn has a cable in each end. Those cables go off to the catches and when the arm moves and they are pulled they release. They are simply pushed through holes in the end of the arm and stay in because of the shape they are (a squared-off S, basically) so one could have come out or snapped.
 
The motor operates a cable that pulls on the latches, It is possible the cable has broken but the more usual failure is for the cranking arm on the motor to snap. Through the boot is the only way to get to them.
Tony

typed as fen posted
Also it is sometimes possible to wiggle one side free if the catches are not correctly adjusted (clean) so it could be one or both sides that are affected.

 
The old boot mechanism job is the most frustrating thing i've ever attempted to do on my cab!
Mine had been disconnected by the previous owner (cut cable etc) and the switch in the front was inoperative although the boot opened fine using the key.
Well, i got hold of a decent cable/motor and switch etc and duly set about the job one summers morning - my biggest mistake - i should have left well alone.
Usual things happened ie boot lid wouldn't open - left the back seat partitions up (my ignorance) - couldn't get the tension correct on the cable, switch made no difference etc,etc,
Eventually managed to get into the boot to unbolt the lock with the cab hood down, lying on my back and stretching into the boot using the longest attatchment i could find for my ratchet to undo the lock - all with a torch at 11pm!
Never again!
 
The cab boot is totally different - it only has one central catch.

You do know that the switch on the cab only works with the ignition turned to postion 1 or 2, don't you? It's so the boot can't be opened without the key if the car is parked with the roof down.
 
This happened to my 944, mechanism still working but did not open.

I cannot remember the part, however, it was some form of metal bracket that had sheared. Had to access it all from the inside lying on the boot floor. Easy enough to replace.
 
Sorry to butt in chaps but what is the point of the remote release?

Mine works fine BUT it locks and unlocks the hatch at each press (like the key) which is completely pointless unless someone is lifting the hatch at the time. With the key I have to apply a little upward pressure on the tailgate spoiler and it pops up fine, also with the remote release but when on your own you cannot be in two places at once. Does this mean that the air stays are weak or am I just losing the plot?
 
Theoretically it should open completely when you press the remote button. In practice I find (found as mine is removed now, and I am not convoinced this isn't how Porsche intended it to be) that it just pops off the catches, possibly as much due to the rubber seal as the struts. Mine have usually opened when I slam the door after pushing the button, but even if not they should be released enough that they don't lock again.[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]You might need new struts, but first I'd look at adjusting the pins so it closes down tighter and hopefully it will relax enough on the button that it won't relock. You might find you cure a leak/rattle/smell into the bargain![FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
Mine used to without a spoiler - quite violently in fact. Given how light the CF adjustable one is I imagine it would do so too if I had a button.[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]I have never replaced struts though so I bow to Paul's experience.[FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
Yep buy some new tailgate struts you cheapskates [:D] they are only £20 each. My Turbo may not have an engine, but one press of the button (or key) and the tailgate rises majestically into the air [:)]

You may even get away with one new strut and one old one, which is what I've done with both cars.

 
ORIGINAL: Diver944

You may even get away with one new strut and one old one, which is what I've done with both cars.
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[FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"]... and you have the cheek to call other people cheapskates! [:D][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
Hi

Had a similar problem on my S2. CLimb in the back and if all the mecanisms seem to be working simply loosen the mounting bolts holding the catches a little and try again. Then simply remove the catches clean out with a load of WD40 and grease them up and put them back in place. Mine worked fine after that.

Good Luck

Dave
 
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