[s-cars] Trunk won't open. Glad to be back!

[chris chambers]

Mike,

I don't think you've received much helpful advice.

1. Obviously you want to make triple damn sure the trunk lock isn't locked.

2. Gaining access to the inside of the trunk via seat removal or an ultra slim fast diet and slide
through the ski sack won't help, there are 10-12 screws that hold the liner in place that would
need to be removed to even begin to gain access. Then you would have to remove the nuts
for the taillight, etc.

3. It sounds mechanical and not electrical to me, I repeat my reccomendation that you spray the
insides of the lock liberally with kroil or penephite to try and get the works moving again.

4. If all else fails you will need a new taillight lens as cutting the existing lens to gain access to the 
lever with a nice large screwdriver to manually activate the trunk release is my only other solution.


HTH
Chris



----- Original Message ----
> From: Mike Platt <mplatt911 at yahoo.com>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2009 7:54:17 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] Trunk won't open. Glad to be back!
> 
> Ah yes, my first post with an S-car problem. How I miss those days.
>  
> Anywho. Darned trunk is stuck shut in the 1993 S4. Keys won't unlock it, button 
> in glove box won't release it, and banging profusely while pushing taillight 
> lock button won't cut it either. Anyone have any vintage secrets to this? I 
> can't fit through the darned ski sack hole to release trunk either.
> TIA
> Mike P.
> 
> 
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