RE: Help! Rear Hatch Locking Problem 91 Coupe Quattro

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Sounds like it never latched, just jammed. How hard have you pulled to
open it?

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Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe quattro 20v, Red/Black
quattro Owners Club member P877

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., West Newton, MA, USA
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>From: 	PAULSTERN@aol.com[SMTP:PAULSTERN@aol.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, 28 October, 1996 05:45 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Help!  Rear Hatch Locking Problem 91 Coupe Quattro
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>Last night I accidently closed the rear hatch on my 91 coupe quattro and a
>piece of nylon (the shoulder pad of a duffle bag) got caught in the locking
>mechanism.  Now the rear lock will not open.  In every position, when I
>insert the key and press, I get no resistance at all, and the lock acts as if
>it just will not respond.  The piece of nylon is firmly held by the locking
>mechanism.
>
>Has anyone had this problem before?  Any ideas on how to fix it?  This is a
>tough predicament that I don't know how to resolve.
>
>I would greatly appreciate any advice anyone has!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>'91 Coupe Quattro
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