Cleaning 944 Hatch pin receivers
My hatch pin receivers on my 944 Turbo are all gunked up causing them not to open properly. I wanted to know if anyone has successfully cleaned them. I did spray some brake cleaner on one of them and it got a little better but I think they need to soak in a cleaning solution for a day. I would appreciate any advice on this before I make the decision to replace them.
Thanks Kyle |
They come out fairly easily, and once they are out you can soak or do whatever needed to clean them. Here's a link on alternate parts that shows how to remove them.
https://www.only944.com/instructions/hpsinstructions/ I tried cleaning mine, which helped some. Then I tried the only944 seats, which helped a lot more (after some fitment issues). Then I bought factory new seats and pins, and that made it open and close like a new car. :) |
I remember using Q-Tips on mine. Mine were never in poor shape though.
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Originally Posted by Tom M'Guinn
(Post 14660811)
They come out fairly easily, and once they are out you can soak or do whatever needed to clean them. Here's a link on alternate parts that shows how to remove them.
https://www.only944.com/instructions/hpsinstructions/ I tried cleaning mine, which helped some. Then I tried the only944 seats, which helped a lot more (after some fitment issues). Then I bought factory new seats and pins, and that made it open and close like a new car. :) |
Originally Posted by PEvans
(Post 15629100)
Tom, old thread, hopefully you'll see this - I don't see the seats themselves as a separate part in PET. For the factory parts, did you replace the whole lock?
On my 951, I removed both locks from the car. Next, I removed the seats from the locking mechanism and cleaned all parts individually. Then I re-assembled and put the units back in the car. Once in, I sprayed each mechanism with a very small amount of WD40 white lithium grease. PS: I found if one over-tightens the bolts holding the locking mechanism to the car that the locks have difficulty opening and closing. I tested them by hand before I re-attached the cross bars. Once I was sure the locking mechanism was working smoothly, I closed the rear hatch and, where necessary, adjusted the pins so hatch would lock and open easily. There was a residual squeak when driving, but that was cured by lubricating the hatch seal under where the hatch attaches to the roof frame. |
Found it. Tom clarified in the 'Delrin hatch pin seats' thread that he replaced the latches themselves, and found that worked better for him than the replacement seats alone.
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