Creaking Rear Hatch
05-29-2019, 07:20 AM
#11
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Join Date: 12-06-2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,366
I have the same trouble. I've tried general purpose oil & white lithium spray-on grease. The creak won't go away. It's sounding as though the metal is having to bend slightly, almost a groan sound. But putting lubricant on it helps. It seems that it's not penetrating or there's metal on metal pressure that overcomes the grease and grinds it out of there.
Your problem is not the same thing as their's was. Your car is 11 years old. In other words, it's old and worn. I would be looking for worn out parts, not just something to adjust. Maybe even some body damage repairs from a previous owner.
05-29-2019, 08:33 AM
#12
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Join Date: 08-26-2008
Location: Sequim Washington
Posts: 1,488
This is worth a shot......
Take a rag and clean the U latch on the deck.
Give it an application of white lithium grease. Most hardware stores have it in a small tube.
Here is the KEY.......
Apply the grease in the right spot !!!!
Look to see how the hatch latch contacts the U latch.
Not on the top like many think, but on the outward upright portion of the U.
Mine drove me nuts until I figured that out.
Silverfox
Take a rag and clean the U latch on the deck.
Give it an application of white lithium grease. Most hardware stores have it in a small tube.
Here is the KEY.......
Apply the grease in the right spot !!!!
Look to see how the hatch latch contacts the U latch.
Not on the top like many think, but on the outward upright portion of the U.
Mine drove me nuts until I figured that out.
Silverfox
Last edited by Silverfox; 05-29-2019 at 11:36 AM.
05-29-2019, 09:09 AM
#13
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Join Date: 05-28-2019
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 52
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