I did some searching, here and everywhere on the net and I cant find a way to deal with this.

basically only one of the hatch arms are completely stuck, so I can sort of open it, the right side arm I can see sliding up and down, but the left is totally stuck, I tried wd40, but i dont see how it would really penetrate into there.

I cant do much of anything from the inside since my sub box is to big to get out except through the hatch and totally in the way.

I can see some screws that hold the arm to the body but its a super tight squeeze and im afraid of slipping and scratchin the body if I could even get anything in there in the first place.

anyone have any ideas how I can get this beach open??

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99 RS - Soon to be Rs-t

Flip down the rear seat, and take the arm off from the inside...

Jason|1997 Eclipse RS

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happy p'ple

if you look on the top of the backseats there are levers, just pull those to the sides and the backseats fold down, there is your access to the back and there you can get to your hatch, fix whatever needs to be fixed

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2002 Audi A4 Quattro (thats my daily)

2003 Honda Element (thats the wifes)

1996 Eclipse GS - AEM Cam Gears, Crane Cams #10,Ported & Polished Head bore .20, Greddy Header 4-1, HKS Exhaust 2.5,Random free flow cat,
B&M Short Shifter, AEM CAI, Bored TB .55 Mil, MSD coil pack, compression on new motor Cyl#1=215,Cyl#2=210,Cyl#3=210,Cyl#4=215

But I think he is saying his sub box is in the way, so he cant really get in there from the inside. Obviously you got the subs in there thru the hatch, how did it get stuck shut? Did the car sit for a long period of time? Was it unusually hard to close last time? If it were my car I would be really pissed off at this point, so I would just pull on the hatch as hard as I could until something happened. Im almost thinking its binding up on something on the inside.

95 Eclipse GS: 10.5:1, Crower 2's and MSII
186 WHP - 150 WTQ
14.697 @ 93.85 MPH......Gone, but not forgotten
99 420A Avenger: Given to my sister
99 GS OZ: Sold
03 Evo 8: Family Car with balls

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99 RS - Soon to be Rs-t

just tryin to help

all else fails fine a hammer

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2002 Audi A4 Quattro (thats my daily)

2003 Honda Element (thats the wifes)

1996 Eclipse GS - AEM Cam Gears, Crane Cams #10,Ported & Polished Head bore .20, Greddy Header 4-1, HKS Exhaust 2.5,Random free flow cat,
B&M Short Shifter, AEM CAI, Bored TB .55 Mil, MSD coil pack, compression on new motor Cyl#1=215,Cyl#2=210,Cyl#3=210,Cyl#4=215

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99 RS - Soon to be Rs-t

oh dont mess with the hammer, use a cutting torch, so much more fun.....plasma cutter, not we are talking

can you get the hatch up high enough to get to the torx bolt that hold the piston to the hatch? If the angle isnt good for a torx, try using an alan wrench, the one with the rounded ball end. I have used them in torx before.


Good luck kid

98 RS 5spd.