Re: [T3] Squareback Rear hatch hinge problems.

[Jens Vagelpohl <jens@dataflake.org>]

<x-flowed>> "To open the lid, depress the lock and raise the lid until it is held 
> in the
> fully open position by the torsion springs. Do not let the lid fly 
> open on its
> own."
>
> To me, this says that VW recognized that these hinges were a weak 
> point and
> needed to be treated somewhat carefully. The modern assumption that 
> you can
> just open a hatch like this and let it fly up on its own is likely to 
> quickly
> bend the hinges on a squareback.

I would say that the hinges today are as weak a point as they were 
then. However, today they can avoid damage by installing those shock 
absorber-type units that slow down the lid or the hood as it opens.

jens


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