[s-cars] Re: Trunk lock malfunction

[Thomas Green]

on 8/23/02 8:49 AM, William Noland at wenoland at pacbell.net wrote:

> Colin -
>
> Most likely, the link between the lock and the latch is disconnected.
> Open the trunk, with your glovebox button, and remove the screws holding
> the inside cover. You'll most likely see that the arm has popped out of
> the plastic piece that holds it at the lock.
>
> Bill Noland
> 94 S4
>
 I
>> can insert the key in the lock but cannot rotate
>> the mechanism. Currently, the only means of
>> accessing the trunk are via the switch in the
>> glove box. Anyone BTDT?
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The key failure to turn points more to a frozen cylinder (corroded from
spray splashing from salty slush ?) but Bill's advice is sound.  You
probably need to take more apart but it's straight-forward.  Just be careful
with small pins/springs if you decide to disassemble the cylinder yourself.
Perhaps some cleaner followed by graphite lube could fix the cylinder in
place.
Tom '95 S-6