[s-cars] Rear Hatch woes '95 S6 avant

[John Cunningham]

For adhesives you want a filled epoxy like JBWeld.  The "plastic epoxy" stuff is ok for certain applications but i have found little that beats JBW type real epoxy. 

One trick is to rough up surfaces, and help with mechanical bonds.  I sometimes drill tiny holes in the pieces so the goo gets a full mechanical lock in.  Another trick is to use another rigid reinforcing material. On my old hatch i used a strip of aluminum angle, drilled and screwed in but then all slathered w JBW before it went together.  Its the epoxy that holds it together not the screws really.  Stiffened up the bottom massively.  I have also glued in welding rod, or of course various glass mats etc like traditional bodywork repair materials. 

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> On Sep 23, 2015, at 00:41, Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Not a lot I've found good to sort the plastic bits.  Will check on my
> 200TQA parts car for a nozzle can compare to the S6 and see.  I've used
> door solenoids as donors for the rubber boot for the hatch IIRC.
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Jim Fleischer <jim at almgt.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> Very quiet summer on the list, I assume less traffic = less issues with
>> cars needing advice?  I hope so!
>> 
>> So, I’ve got a rear hatch on my avant that needs some rehab, again.  A
>> couple of years ago I used some plastic welding to fix some cracks and
>> attach some bits, and unfortunately while taking off the cover to fix a
>> latch issue, some of it broke again.  I’m looking for a suggestion on an
>> adhesive to repair these pieces, as the plastic weld stuff won’t work again.
>> 
>> I’ve temporarily fixed the latch, but it looks like there’s a broken piece
>> in there that may give me issues.  I also need a vacuum solenoid for the
>> lock mechanism, or a suggestion on repairing the leaking boot.  I could
>> also use a rear wiper spray unit, as mine broke off and now shoots straight
>> back at the car behind me….
>> 
>> Anyone have or know of an avant being parted out?  I believe the 100CS
>> avant and the A6/S6 avant all had the same rear hatch (please correct me if
>> I’m wrong on that.)
>> 
>> Thanks all, hope everyone enjoyed the summer!
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Jim Fleischer
>> ’95 urS6 avant 189K
>> 
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