[Z06] Need trunk lid assist spring info.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Nashville TN
Need trunk lid assist spring info.
My trunk is not popping fully when opening it. I remember reading a while back that an assist spring can be added to provide additional opening. I did a search with no luck. Does anyone know the size, type spring that needs to be put onto the hydraulic shocks?
Thanks
Chris
Thanks
Chris
Instructor
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From: Lenexa KS
First off, take some WD40 (or similar) and spray the hinges and the latch. That fixed mine. Or if you are getting out, pop the lid BEFORE you shut the door; the air pressure inside will pop it open.
Team Owner
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From: Swansea IL
My buddy invented this, it helps to a point as does all the other home made remedies folks will offer.
He bought a big fat spring from Home Depot. You'll notice all the over spray from the WD-40. Nothing seemed to help me. The spring mod is about a 30% solution.
Good luck
Tom
He bought a big fat spring from Home Depot. You'll notice all the over spray from the WD-40. Nothing seemed to help me. The spring mod is about a 30% solution.
Good luck
Tom
Pro
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From: Jacksonville FL
Originally Posted by IsItFast
First off, take some WD40 (or similar) and spray the hinges and the latch. That fixed mine. Or if you are getting out, pop the lid BEFORE you shut the door; the air pressure inside will pop it open.
Drifting
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From: San Clemente CA
I would use a helper spring as a LAST-RESORT. My '04 Z's lid started sticking a few months after I got the car. Some Teflon spray and WD-40 on the latch assembly would cure it only temporarily. Eventually I tried some good old-fashioned white lithium grease I had in a spray can. It's been fine now for over a year...
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i too did the wd-40 mod to the latch mechanism... now it works PERFECT!
also sprayed some on the center console hinges on the interior (it was sticking). same result. now it's smoooooth....
try that solution first on the trunk before any real physical modifications.
also sprayed some on the center console hinges on the interior (it was sticking). same result. now it's smoooooth....
try that solution first on the trunk before any real physical modifications.
Last edited by SLO VETTE; Aug 24, 2005 at 02:49 AM.
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From: Meadows Place Texas
The trunk on my '01 has never "popped" up more than 1/4 to 1/2 inch. It is just enough to get my fingers under it to raise it. There are two stops at the back corners of the trunk frame. Adjusting the height of those stops adjusts the pressure applied to "pop" the deck lid open. Raising the stops too high is bad because the rear edge of the trunk lid will be raised high enough to look funny and, can allow air and water leaks through the seal at the rear edge of the trunk.
Hope that helps,
dave
Hope that helps,
dave
Melting Slicks
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From: Augusta GA
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by IsItFast
First off, take some WD40 (or similar) and spray the hinges and the latch. That fixed mine. Or if you are getting out, pop the lid BEFORE you shut the door; the air pressure inside will pop it open.
Dave
