CGT Trunk release

[Huw Powell]

>>Yesterday I decided to replace the trunk struts on my 87 CGT. Well,
>>now my trunk won't unlock. My guess is that when I had the old shocks
>>off and the trunk open, I opened the trunk too wide.

That would not be a problem, since the latch/release mechanism is on the
body, not the trunk lid.

>>When I flip the release lever, I can hear it doing stuff all the way
>>back at the trunk, and I can feel tension on the release lever. It
>>acts like I'm just not pulling the lever over far enough, but I am
>>pulling it all the way to the stop. So, how can I get the trunk open
>>to start looking for the loose cable?

What has probably happened is your cable has stretched or broken, or
somehow become misaligned/misadjusted.

Let's hope it's just stretch.  If you remove the driver's side rear body
liner thing (it would be a door panel, but there is no rear door...),
you will gain better access to the cable, at the knob end.  That will
let you pull on it harder/further, and maybe it will release.

If the cable is broken or something is wrong at the latch, life will be
tougher.  Basically you'll need to pull a rear speaker and go in with a
ratchet and lots of extensions and a 10mm socket (and a flashlight in
the other speaker hole?) and try to get the latch undone from the inside
so you can investigate further.

It's cold and snowy out and I am barefoot, or I would go out and get you
pictures and better instructions...

> It kinda sounds like the new struts don't have enough oomph to open the
> lid far enough away from the striker plate..

This is a red herring.  The coupe trunk can sit completely closed and
unlocked.  It does not pop up at all when released, the latch simply
disengages.

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Huw Powell

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