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Pulled the hatch lever to open it & "cable" broke or came loose. It
will not release the lock so need to open with the key.

Whats involved to replace it? BIG thanks!!!!

MrMusic <MrMusic@nospam.com> wrote in
newsk5on3lbk7cd9s77oaogca32cpmhmp72f7@4ax.com:

> Pulled the hatch lever to open it & "cable" broke or came loose. It
> will not release the lock so need to open with the key.
>
> Whats involved to replace it? BIG thanks!!!!
>


You might get lucky here.

Pop up that little tab at the top of the plastic trim for the release
levers. Remove the screw underneath and pull the trim off up and forwards.
(The plastic tab will probably break off. Not much you can do.)

Take a good look at the hatch release lever. You'll probably discover that
with a flashlight and a pair of pliers you can persuade the cable end back
onto the lever, then kinda bend stuff up so it stays in place.

From now on, just be gentle when letting go of the hatch release lever and
the cable will probably stay connected even with a bit of rust in that
area.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Thanx Tegger. I will give it a shot on the weekend.
dewayne in Vancouver

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 01:45:29 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
wrote:

>MrMusic <MrMusic@nospam.com> wrote in
>newsk5on3lbk7cd9s77oaogca32cpmhmp72f7@4ax.com :
>
>> Pulled the hatch lever to open it & "cable" broke or came loose. It
>> will not release the lock so need to open with the key.
>>
>> Whats involved to replace it? BIG thanks!!!!
>>
>
>
>You might get lucky here.
>
>Pop up that little tab at the top of the plastic trim for the release
>levers. Remove the screw underneath and pull the trim off up and forwards.
>(The plastic tab will probably break off. Not much you can do.)
>
>Take a good look at the hatch release lever. You'll probably discover that
>with a flashlight and a pair of pliers you can persuade the cable end back
>onto the lever, then kinda bend stuff up so it stays in place.
>
>From now on, just be gentle when letting go of the hatch release lever and
>the cable will probably stay connected even with a bit of rust in that
>area.