ca993twin

I search all the way back to 2001, and can't find a thread on how the ash tray latch works, and how to fix one that suddenly won't latch. I heard a slight rattle like a small screw falling into the ashtray. When I opened it investigate, no screw, and it won't latch.

I think this topic is covered on that pcar site... but of colurse I don't have it bookmarked.

Any help woul;d be appreciated.

fbfisher

I don't see it on p-car.com. A common problem AFAIK.

George Chrisite

My tray came undone also. There is a small pin that controls the latch. The pin is on the right side. My pin was stuck up top, I pulled it down and put it back in the guide on the side of the ashtray. This corrected the problem and the tray stayed latched.

ca993twin

George,

That was the help I needed. I found the pin in the righ place and watched it go down the wrong track... until it went on the right track, and the latch is working again. Now that i see how it works, there may be a little adjustment I can make to ensure it always takes the correct track.

Thanks for the help.

George Chrisite

Glad I was able to help.

Regards, George

Terry Adams

Steve, time to sell me your car before it falls apart altogether. I will even waive PPI.

ca993twin

Terry,

I know of a Ruf (with a Ruf Vin) for sale. Contact me: ca993twin@yahoo.com.

Terry Adams

Sorry, Steve, I was JK. Shoulda put a in there.

JasonAndreas

If you can't find your problem described on the 993 forum you might also want to check the 964 forum. The parts are exactly the same 95% of the time and most of the age related problems with the 964 are now being experienced by 993 owners. Ashtray Doesn't Stay Closed

MarkD

I replaced mine with a new one that did the same thing...
So, I started working on a fix. I ended up shimming the left side with a small washer. It is very easy to pry the pin out enough to slip the washer in. That solved it. The washer puts just enough pressure to the right to keep it on it's track.

fbfisher

Great advice. Thanks.