Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop.

ala_frosty · 02-15-2009, 06:25 PM

I just bought this S10 ZR2, so I'm not familiar with it yet. On my Gen-I, when I hit the hatch release, the hatch pops open a smidge and I can lift it. On my Gen II, it doesn't pop. When I get around to the back after using the button, the hatch is locked. I can hear it pop when I hit the button.

There's a closed sticky where a guy asks the same question as I need answered, but he didn't get an answer. I'm guessing this is not a normal behavior. What I'd like to know is whether I should be picking up a new activation mechanism while the going is still "good" for unlatching it.

Secondarily, while I'm on this topic, someone has replaced the key activation with a button activation which I view as a bit of a security risk. I bought a key-activated one at the wrecker so does anyone know who to call to get it re-keyed and about how much that would cost?

If this was answered in another thread, please redirect me. I ran a search on spring liftgate hatch mechanism and a bunch of other stuff and couldn't find anything pertinent except for the aforementioned question in the sticky.

Thanks

ala_frosty · 02-15-2009, 06:25 PM

BTW: It's a 99.

***orangesonoma*** · 02-15-2009, 06:43 PM

you should just pm me your questions..you can adjust the tension on the latch..its 2 10mm bolts

mine did the same thing...you pop it and you hear the motor but when you get back there its locked...you can adjust it or there is a small pusher (pin switch) that might be missing or broken

K Dawg ONE · 02-15-2009, 07:55 PM

Also, IIRC, key-pop is on the split gates (pre-98) and push-pop is liftgate (98+) so it may not work how you want it....

***orangesonoma*** · 02-15-2009, 07:58 PM

nope...all three of my blazer the glass pops

95 tail gate...glass pops.
98 lift gate...glass pops.
02 tail gate...glass pops.

all three whether it was push button on dash or push or turn key in gate would pop the glass

ala_frosty · 02-15-2009, 09:45 PM

OrangeSonoma knows all. If I PM'd you all these Q's, I wouldn't be able to come back in two years time and see what the heck it was that I was supposed to do to fix XYZZY.

Is there a "how to" for adjusting the tension? It's not in my Haynes and my search of the site turned up nada.

***orangesonoma*** · 02-15-2009, 10:12 PM

well i know when mine did that it was to tight...so you have to remove the rear cover and there are two 10mm bolts that hols the latch in..a pivot and the adjuster....bring the latch closer to the back of the truck just a bit and see if it gets better...also check to see if that pin switch still has spring to it..

i have pics of what it should look like if you want

ala_frosty · 02-15-2009, 10:39 PM

Pics would be fabulous. Yes, please! I'm heading up to the local pick-n-pull for a sender for an '89 S10 tomorrow as well as a '99 sunroof and a remote oil filter block and .... you get the picture. I think they're starting to recognize me there.

Right now, when the glass lands in lands _really_ heavily. I just replaced the lift supports too.

***orangesonoma*** · 02-15-2009, 11:48 PM

shitty pic but you see that bolt...that is the bolt that slides in the oval hole and below that is a the pivot one..

this one is of the pin switch pusher that pops the glass up..

sorry for the shitty pics but its at night with my cell phone and a led flash light

87c10slammer · 02-16-2009, 12:18 AM

just for shits and giggles since i didnt wanna ask this int he sticky.... is it possible to repalce my lift gate with a tailgate on my 00 jimmy 4dr... i know the 2drs jimmy had that option but i dont know about the 4dr... i go to alot of tailgating events and wanna be able to sit down... that and im use to having a tailgate anyways.. i feel like a soccer mom everytime i go to open it..lol

***orangesonoma*** · 02-16-2009, 12:25 AM

my 95 has a tail gate and everything mounts different..i think you are screwed

87c10slammer · 02-16-2009, 12:28 AM

thats kinda what i figured but it dont hurt to ask.... maybe if it ever gets rear ended ill convert it over but its already seen one pretty bad accident so i dont think it can take another

lonebker · 02-17-2009, 07:13 PM

hate to highjack this but ohh great orangesonoma, how can i fix mine so it will stay shut. my problem is oposite, window wont close and lock in. mine is a 95 bastid blazer, lol. thanks and sorry for the highjack.

matt

***orangesonoma*** · 02-17-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lonebker

hate to highjack this but ohh great orangesonoma, how can i fix mine so it will stay shut. my problem is oposite, window wont close and lock in. mine is a 95 bastid blazer, lol. thanks and sorry for the highjack.

matt

you adjust yours the other way...what i do is remove the plastic cover...crawl inside and have a person close it all up ... then loosen the two 10mm bolts and adjust the latch till it closes...then tighten the bolts and test...if not try adjusting again....that or the latch is broken...but you can test that with a screw driver and press the latch closed

lonebker · 02-18-2009, 12:18 AM

cool thanks

02-15-2009, 06:25 PM	#1
ala_frosty Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 72 Location: User is: OffLine	Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. I just bought this S10 ZR2, so I'm not familiar with it yet. On my Gen-I, when I hit the hatch release, the hatch pops open a smidge and I can lift it. On my Gen II, it doesn't pop. When I get around to the back after using the button, the hatch is locked. I can hear it pop when I hit the button. There's a closed sticky where a guy asks the same question as I need answered, but he didn't get an answer. I'm guessing this is not a normal behavior. What I'd like to know is whether I should be picking up a new activation mechanism while the going is still "good" for unlatching it. Secondarily, while I'm on this topic, someone has replaced the key activation with a button activation which I view as a bit of a security risk. I bought a key-activated one at the wrecker so does anyone know who to call to get it re-keyed and about how much that would cost? If this was answered in another thread, please redirect me. I ran a search on spring liftgate hatch mechanism and a bunch of other stuff and couldn't find anything pertinent except for the aforementioned question in the sticky. Thanks
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02-15-2009, 06:25 PM	#2
ala_frosty Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 72 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. BTW: It's a 99.
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02-15-2009, 06:43 PM	#3
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. you should just pm me your questions..you can adjust the tension on the latch..its 2 10mm bolts mine did the same thing...you pop it and you hear the motor but when you get back there its locked...you can adjust it or there is a small pusher (pin switch) that might be missing or broken Last edited by orangesonoma : 02-15-2009 at 06:48 PM.
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02-15-2009, 07:55 PM	#4
K Dawg ONE CDN 2WD 2Gen 4-Door! Age: 28 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,888 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. Also, IIRC, key-pop is on the split gates (pre-98) and push-pop is liftgate (98+) so it may not work how you want it....
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02-15-2009, 07:58 PM	#5
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. nope...all three of my blazer the glass pops 95 tail gate...glass pops. 98 lift gate...glass pops. 02 tail gate...glass pops. all three whether it was push button on dash or push or turn key in gate would pop the glass
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02-15-2009, 09:45 PM	#6
ala_frosty Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 72 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. OrangeSonoma knows all. If I PM'd you all these Q's, I wouldn't be able to come back in two years time and see what the heck it was that I was supposed to do to fix XYZZY. Is there a "how to" for adjusting the tension? It's not in my Haynes and my search of the site turned up nada.
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02-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#7
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. well i know when mine did that it was to tight...so you have to remove the rear cover and there are two 10mm bolts that hols the latch in..a pivot and the adjuster....bring the latch closer to the back of the truck just a bit and see if it gets better...also check to see if that pin switch still has spring to it.. i have pics of what it should look like if you want
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02-15-2009, 10:39 PM	#8
ala_frosty Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 72 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. Pics would be fabulous. Yes, please! I'm heading up to the local pick-n-pull for a sender for an '89 S10 tomorrow as well as a '99 sunroof and a remote oil filter block and .... you get the picture. I think they're starting to recognize me there. Right now, when the glass lands in lands _really_ heavily. I just replaced the lift supports too.
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02-15-2009, 11:48 PM	#9
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. shitty pic but you see that bolt...that is the bolt that slides in the oval hole and below that is a the pivot one.. this one is of the pin switch pusher that pops the glass up.. sorry for the shitty pics but its at night with my cell phone and a led flash light
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02-16-2009, 12:18 AM	#10
87c10slammer Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 407 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. just for shits and giggles since i didnt wanna ask this int he sticky.... is it possible to repalce my lift gate with a tailgate on my 00 jimmy 4dr... i know the 2drs jimmy had that option but i dont know about the 4dr... i go to alot of tailgating events and wanna be able to sit down... that and im use to having a tailgate anyways.. i feel like a soccer mom everytime i go to open it..lol
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02-16-2009, 12:25 AM	#11
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. my 95 has a tail gate and everything mounts different..i think you are screwed
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02-16-2009, 12:28 AM	#12
87c10slammer Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 407 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. thats kinda what i figured but it dont hurt to ask.... maybe if it ever gets rear ended ill convert it over but its already seen one pretty bad accident so i dont think it can take another
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02-17-2009, 07:13 PM	#13
lonebker Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. hate to highjack this but ohh great orangesonoma, how can i fix mine so it will stay shut. my problem is oposite, window wont close and lock in. mine is a 95 bastid blazer, lol. thanks and sorry for the highjack. matt
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02-17-2009, 07:38 PM	#14
*orangesonoma* forum idiot Age: 31 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 48,242 Location: Indian Trail, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. Quote: Originally Posted by lonebker hate to highjack this but ohh great orangesonoma, how can i fix mine so it will stay shut. my problem is oposite, window wont close and lock in. mine is a 95 bastid blazer, lol. thanks and sorry for the highjack. matt you adjust yours the other way...what i do is remove the plastic cover...crawl inside and have a person close it all up ... then loosen the two 10mm bolts and adjust the latch till it closes...then tighten the bolts and test...if not try adjusting again....that or the latch is broken...but you can test that with a screw driver and press the latch closed
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02-18-2009, 12:18 AM	#15
lonebker Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear hatch unlocks but doesn't pop. cool thanks
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