200 trunk power lock

[Kneale Brownson]

This problem is well documented on Chris Miller's 200q20v website.  The
system works fine except it corrodes.  Some folks have removed the ball.
I've gotten by on two same-era Audis by sliding a sharp, stiff putty knife
between the metal plates and squirting in first some Kroil and, a day or
two later, some more permanent lubricant like white lithium grease or
Gunk's spray lubricant with teflon.

http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/55-hoods-lids.html


At 10:02 PM 9/16/2006 -0400, Kurt Deschler wrote:
>
>The power lock on the trunk of my 200 has never worked since I got the 
>car. Today I decided to fix it. The problem that I found was that the 
>power lock actuator would not move, even with excessive force. I 
>disasembled the lock and found that there is a small ball bearing that 
>holds the actuator in the locked or unlocked position. The holes that the 
>catch the ball bearing were far to deep to ever release the ball bearing 
>and let the actuator move. I cut a channel with a drill bit to allow the 
>ball to move between the 2 positions and now the power lock is working. I 
>can't see how this ever would have worked. Seems like a manufacturing 
>defect to me. Has anyone out there had similar experience with their 200?