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  • #1

    Hatch problems

    Seems like something is froze up on the rear hatch. Ive been hosing it down with penetrating oil. The key will not turn hardly in either direction. And the handle doesnt seem to compress correctly.
    Is there any way to open the hatch besides the handle?
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  • #2
    Remove the interior panels and unlock the latch from the inside.
    Brian
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2274977



    93 GL modyfied!!!
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    • #3
      Tried that. No dice!
      Search Master - Honorary Member of Midwest Festiva Inc., Gulf Coast Chapter

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      • #4
        ^^Try again...that's your only option. You see a rod between the key/ hanle and the latch. As you pull on the rod...have someone from the outside push the door inwards to try to remove some undo pressure on the latch.
        Joe Lutz

        The SKATE ..... 1992L 5spd
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        • #5
          Whats the little tab on the inside bottom? I can move it forward and back.
          Search Master - Honorary Member of Midwest Festiva Inc., Gulf Coast Chapter

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          • #6
            Originally posted by MONSOON
            Whats the little tab on the inside bottom? I can move it forward and back.
            The tab is a locking mechanism so you don't have to use your key.
            kned33

            91 blue Festiva GL (totaled)
            88 white Festiva L (sold)
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            • #7
              Take the latch out and work on it. Festivas accumulate dust back there. The one on jesse was so bad I couldn't get in it either. I just took the whole latch out and threw it in some waste oil for a couple of day then fished it out and worked on the mechanisms until they worked freely again. It was really jammed up from 19 years of dust. The hatch hadn't been opened in years.
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              • #8
                Yeah Im sure thats the problem I have is its just locked up from non use and setting around. But Ive got to get it opened before I can pull it out and clean it. Or are you telling me theres a way to get it out without opening it? I mean it looks a tad tight but I thought I might be able to get a wrench on those bolts on the underside of the hatch.
                Search Master - Honorary Member of Midwest Festiva Inc., Gulf Coast Chapter

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                • #9
                  You should be able to open it via the connecting rods from the lock and the handle. You will have to undo the lock rod if you dont have the key or if the lock is jammed up. Seems like I was able to get a screw driver in there to force the locking mech. open on the latch.
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                  • #10
                    Ill give it another shot tomorrow. Thanks
                    Search Master - Honorary Member of Midwest Festiva Inc., Gulf Coast Chapter

                    Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
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                    I don't like superstitious people. They're bad luck. - Serge A. Storms

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                    - Quentin Crisp

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                    • #11
                      mine needs some love too, I can open and close it with the key but the handle does nothing.
                      jdm impreza wrx
                      1990 LX 5spd

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                      • #12
                        I should prolly clean mine, it sometimes get stuck closed, even unlocked. Then, I have to lock it and unlock it, viola, it opens, but turning the key is tough......
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                        • #13
                          They get dusty
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                          The Don - Midwest Festiva Inc., Missouri Chapter

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                          • #14
                            I just took off the two bolts on the bottom so it was loose and sprayed a bunch of silicone spray all over it. Now it works
                            jdm impreza wrx
                            1990 LX 5spd

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                            • #15
                              i had that same issue with my hatch and i had to lube it up with pb blaster and then get in there with some greese

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