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I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
assembly.

I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
nut driver would get at that part.

Anyone know how to do this?

dgk wrote:
> I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
> up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
> after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
> assembly.
>
> I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
> get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
> hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
> a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
> and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
> nut driver would get at that part.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?

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Answer might be available on the diagrams at www.slhondaparts.com

'Curly'

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:15:24 -0700, motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com>
wrote:

>dgk wrote:
>> I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
>> up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
>> after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
>> assembly.
>>
>> I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
>> get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
>> hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
>> a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
>> and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
>> nut driver would get at that part.
>>
>> Anyone know how to do this?
>
>------------------------------------
>
>Answer might be available on the diagrams at www.slhondaparts.com
>
>'Curly'

Thanks, it doesn't show me the location of the last nut, but it does
show me that I have the wrong gasket. They sold me the one for the
part of the light that's not on the trunk lid. So I'll ask the
maintenance folks when I go to change the part.

dgk <sonice@zero-spam-hotmail.com> wrote in
news:8r9al2dote6h0upbggnn5te5nuq5d18mm9@4ax.com:

> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:15:24 -0700, motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com>
> wrote:
>
>>dgk wrote:
>>> I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
>>> up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
>>> after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
>>> assembly.
>>>
>>> I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
>>> get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
>>> hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
>>> a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
>>> and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
>>> nut driver would get at that part.
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to do this?
>>
>>------------------------------------
>>
>>Answer might be available on the diagrams at www.slhondaparts.com
>>
>>'Curly'
>
> Thanks, it doesn't show me the location of the last nut, but it does
> show me that I have the wrong gasket. They sold me the one for the
> part of the light that's not on the trunk lid. So I'll ask the
> maintenance folks when I go to change the part.
>

They should be able to print out the diagram for you;my local Acura dealer
did for me once,for the radio power antenna.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

dgk wrote:
>
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:15:24 -0700, motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com>
> wrote:
>
> >dgk wrote:
> >> I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
> >> up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
> >> after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
> >> assembly.
> >>
> >> I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
> >> get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
> >> hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
> >> a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
> >> and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
> >> nut driver would get at that part.
> >>
> >> Anyone know how to do this?
> >
> >------------------------------------
> >
> >Answer might be available on the diagrams at www.slhondaparts.com
> >
> >'Curly'
>
> Thanks, it doesn't show me the location of the last nut, but it does
> show me that I have the wrong gasket. They sold me the one for the
> part of the light that's not on the trunk lid. So I'll ask the
> maintenance folks when I go to change the part.

Hopefully this diagram from the service manual will be helpful.
http://tinyurl.com/y7d9g2

Eric

On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:18:01 -0800, Eric <say.no@spam.now> wrote:

>dgk wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:15:24 -0700, motsco_ <motsco_@interbaun.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >dgk wrote:
>> >> I'm trying to change the gasket on the part of the taillight that goes
>> >> up with the trunk. The driver's side one leaks water into the trunk
>> >> after a rain. I open the trunk and water pours in from the light
>> >> assembly.
>> >>
>> >> I got a replacement gasket, supposedly for that assembly, but I can't
>> >> get the part off. There seem to be four bolts inside the trunk that
>> >> hold it on, but removing those only loosens it, it seems like there is
>> >> a fifth bolt. I think I feel it, but it's blocked by the trunk metal
>> >> and I can't figure out how to get it off. I don't even think an offset
>> >> nut driver would get at that part.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone know how to do this?
>> >
>> >------------------------------------
>> >
>> >Answer might be available on the diagrams at www.slhondaparts.com
>> >
>> >'Curly'
>>
>> Thanks, it doesn't show me the location of the last nut, but it does
>> show me that I have the wrong gasket. They sold me the one for the
>> part of the light that's not on the trunk lid. So I'll ask the
>> maintenance folks when I go to change the part.
>
>Hopefully this diagram from the service manual will be helpful.
>http://tinyurl.com/y7d9g2
>
>Eric

Thanks, that does help. There is no fifth nut; it appears that I need
to remove a light connector. Now I just need the correct gasket.