Fixed my '88 hatch pulldown...
02-01-2016, 08:06 AM
#1
Fixed my '88 hatch pulldown...
Got my hatch pulldown working again...turned out the guides had turned into hundreds of small nylon chunks, Top Down Specialties had the replacement guides for $25.00.
The gear itself was completely stripped where it runs on the worm gear from the motor. Pulled a trunk pulldown from a Cadillac DeVille, from a junkyard, which has the identical motor and gear. Took the DeVille mechanism apart, swapped the parts in my pulldown, and replaced the guides.
Took about an hour and a half, and the cost was less than $40.00 for the new guides, and the junkyard motor/gear. Works like new again!
The gear itself was completely stripped where it runs on the worm gear from the motor. Pulled a trunk pulldown from a Cadillac DeVille, from a junkyard, which has the identical motor and gear. Took the DeVille mechanism apart, swapped the parts in my pulldown, and replaced the guides.
Took about an hour and a half, and the cost was less than $40.00 for the new guides, and the junkyard motor/gear. Works like new again!
02-01-2016, 06:56 PM
#2
Re: Fixed my '88 hatch pulldown...
It really sucks when those 'guides' start to wear out,....... when they get really worn/busted-up the it causes the hatch pull-down assembly to rattle like crazy !!
I remember that some Caddys' used the same gear; do you know what years were compatible ??
I remember that some Caddys' used the same gear; do you know what years were compatible ??
02-05-2016, 10:56 PM
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Re: Fixed my '88 hatch pulldown...
I'm glad the TDS 101170 aftermarket guides solved your problem.
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/hat...o-or-firebird)
Lon Salgren
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/hat...o-or-firebird)
Lon Salgren
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