[Z06] trunk lid doesn't "pop up"????
02-20-2006, 08:59 PM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by Wicked LT1
One quick question...
wouldn't too much WD40 wash away the lubing?
wouldn't too much WD40 wash away the lubing?
02-25-2006, 12:18 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'09
Originally Posted by JoeZ
I had the same problem when I first got my Z06...I just sprayed WD-40 in the latch and it worked. Now, a year later, it is starting to stick again so it is time for WD-40 once more!
Also did the WD-40 on the center console armrest hinge which made a world of difference in opening it up.
Also did the WD-40 on the center console armrest hinge which made a world of difference in opening it up.
Get a aresol can of white litium, it will last a long time and it sticks to what you spray it on and it wont run.
BTW, never use WD40 on guns!! it has a little bit of varnish and tolene in it that will eat blueing and parkerizing over time, not to mention what it does to wood (soaks in and will soften it over time)
02-25-2006, 09:37 AM
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My problem was a mis-aligned kicker in the latch mechanism :
Before :
After :
The kicker is just a spring that pops the deck lid up. Simply bending the kicker back into place causes the trunk to pop up almost an inch now.
Before :
After :
The kicker is just a spring that pops the deck lid up. Simply bending the kicker back into place causes the trunk to pop up almost an inch now.
02-26-2006, 07:41 PM
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This might be my problem, I tried the white lithium grease, it still doesn't pop up very far. How do you bend that kicker? do you have to take it apart? or just bend it in there with vise grips? Thanks.
02-26-2006, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDVS1
A little white lithium grease on the release mechanism solved that problem for me. It's been well over a year now and she still pops just fine.
02-27-2006, 11:31 PM
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From your description, my '01 works exactly the same. Mine has been that way since new. Although the stops on either side of the trunk can be adjusted to give a little more tension, the trunk still doesn't pop open more than a tiny bit.
My secret is to release the trunk, then open and shut one of the doors. The air pressure pushes the trunk lid up enough to make it easy to completely open.
dave
My secret is to release the trunk, then open and shut one of the doors. The air pressure pushes the trunk lid up enough to make it easy to completely open.
dave
02-28-2006, 03:05 AM
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Dave,... the reader.
Originally Posted by PowerMad
My secret is to release the trunk, then open and shut one of the doors. The air pressure pushes the trunk lid up enough to make it easy to completely open.
dave
dave
but you need a confidence boost. You are after all a proper noun... Dave. We need to get you some Anthony Robbins CDs. 
I'm just giving you a hard time.
I do like your matching 'Vette's. His & Hers, that's pretty cool. 
Last edited by straatien; 02-28-2006 at 03:14 AM.
02-28-2006, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by leaftye
You want something that'll help it pop up a little more??
Rub a little Viagra on it... but it might not close.
07-24-2011, 02:36 PM
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I had the same problem of having to use air pressure from closing the door to get my Z06 trunk to pop open high enough to be able to lift it. I tried the white lithium grease method and it worked perfectly. It went from barely lifting to lifting almost an inch high.
