Date:         Mon, 8 Jun 1998 15:44:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Schrope <mschrope@VIMS.EDU>
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From:         Mark Schrope <mschrope@VIMS.EDU>
Subject:      Rear Hatch Lock Problem
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Hans-

I haven't had the problem you're experiencing, but I just switched out a
locking mechanism from one hatch to another.  If it doesn't unlock at all
in any key position, it sounds like the powerlock must have slid to the
wrong place, though I have no explanation why.  You'll need to take the
panel off the hatch and take a look.  What the mechanism does is pretty
easy to see once you get in there.  If the sliding mechanism is not all the
way over, it will not unlock at all.  I had this problem before hooking the
motor to my lock, it would slide a bit off and keep the latch from working.
You can pull it all the way over by hand easily enough to get the door
working again. Hopefully someone else will be able to give you an idea for
a permanent fix.

Mark
'89 Wolfsburg



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Mark Schrope
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
PO Box 1346
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Gloucester Point, VA 23062
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