Trunk Lock Stuck!?

[Frederick Kuhne]

WD40 to the rescue.   Apparently the mechanism was just jammed.  My initial
treatment of the lock with WD40 didn't release it, however a second more
thorough one did!

Thanks to everyone for their time.
Fred

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: "Frederick Kuhne" <fkuhne at nycap.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Trunk Lock Stuck!?


> You need to remove the rear bottom seat first:  Two screws in the
> respective footwells holding almost invisible brackets.  Lift up the front
> edge of the seat and then pull forward and up farther so you can wiggle it
> out the door.    There are a couple of brackets on the bottom of the
> seatback, but I can't remember how they're fastened.  You have to extract
> the headrests to free up the seatback.  There's a sort-of hairpin style
> spring catch pin through the solid rods that form the headrest frame on
> each side.  They're between a couple of plastic disks that sit at the top
> of the cushion.  A fine-bladed flat screwdriver pushing on the straight
> of the pin will push it out of the disks enough to grasp the round end
with
> needle nose pliers or nimble fingers.  When you have the pins out, the
> headrest assemblies will pull out.   Then you pull out the plastic guides
> the headrest rods fit into.  They hold the top of the seatback in
> position.  It should just wiggle out then.   You may find it easiest to
> undo the bolts fastening the seatbelt ends in place before starting so
> those can be put out of the way. The armrest comes with the seatback.  The
> ski sack is held on from inside the trunk, but the zippered opening is
> pretty good sized.
>
> Let us know how you make out.
>
> Regards, Kneale
>
>
> At 03:40 PM 11/01/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >If you have directions on removing the rear seat I'll take them.  I need
to
> >get this resolved fairly quickly as I have some important items in the
trunk
> >that need to get out of the trunk.  (Not dead bodies.. ;) )  I have to
> >imagine that beside thes solenoid or lube issue something in the lock/key
> >mechanism broke as I can't turn it at all with the key.
> >
> >Thanks again for your time!!
> >Fred
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
> >To: "Frederick Kuhne" <fkuhne at nycap.rr.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 3:38 PM
> >Subject: Re: Trunk Lock Stuck!?
> >
> >
> > > OK, I have six Audis, five of them in the yard right now, four with
> > > batteries.  All the operational ones in my yard work thusly:  When the
key
> > > slot is horizontal, the power door locks lock and unlock the trunk
> > > lock.  When the key is turned a quarter turn to the right,  so the
slot is
> > > vertical,  the trunk lid is locked regardless of what's happening with
the
> > > door locks.   So you went from full nonautomatic locked (slot
vertical) to
> > > a quarter turn to the left (slot horizontal), which should leave the
lock
> > > unlocked when the doors are unlocked.  It's possible the vacuum motor
in
> > > the trunk lid that's supposed to unlock the trunk lock when the doors
are
> > > unlocked has failed or its vacuum line has come off.  It's also
possible
> > > the lever on the lock the vacuum motor actuates (by way of another
rod)
> >has
> > > frozen up.  It's a common problem where the lubrication on a plate
with a
> > > detent in it and a steel ball that rolls in and out of the detent
dries up
> > > and the system can't budge the lever as a result.  Usually, it fails
in
> >the
> > > mode where you can't lock the lock.  You still may need to resort to
the
> > > reaching through the ski sack.  I think someone reported it was easier
to
> > > reach the trunk latch if they removed the back of the seat.  That can
be a
> > > fair trick too.  If you need directions for that, let me know.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 03:02 PM 11/01/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >No, I went a quarter turn left from vertical.  Right now the lock is
> > > >horizontal, at rest it is vertical and I cannot return it to
vertical.  I
> > > >believe that is supposed to engage the vacuum control portion of the
> >lock,
> > > >but it isn't responding to locking/unlocking the doors.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks for your help.
> > > >Fred
> > > >
> > > > > So, a quarter turn "left" leaves the key slot horizontal?  A
quarter
> >turn
> > > > > right leaves it upright?  Only you went a quarter turn left FROM
the
> > > > > horizontal?  My trunk locks won't turn in that direction.  I'd
guess
> >the
> > > > > lock cylinder has slipped or failed in some way.
> > >
>