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I have no idea what I'm talking about with Corvettes, but something similar happened to the rear hatch on my 2000 Camaro. The factory went to a different supplier for the rear hatch mechanism in 2000 and the spring wasn't strong enough after a while to open the heavier SS rear hatch. The solution on the internet was to buy a larger spring from Home Depot and add it to the mechanism. It worked, but I ended up swapping it with my 97 Firebirds mechanism and they both worked. To make a long story even longer, try adding a spring to the latch mechanism (if possible). If that works, you know what the problem was. Saves buying new struts if not needed.

[QUOTE="Murray20c8, post: 305030, member: 6078"] I have no idea what I'm talking about with Corvettes, but something similar happened to the rear hatch on my 2000 Camaro. The factory went to a different supplier for the rear hatch mechanism in 2000 and the spring wasn't strong enough after a while to open the heavier SS rear hatch. The solution on the internet was to buy a larger spring from Home Depot and add it to the mechanism. It worked, but I ended up swapping it with my 97 Firebirds mechanism and they both worked. To make a long story even longer, try adding a spring to the latch mechanism (if possible). If that works, you know what the problem was. Saves buying new struts if not needed. [/QUOTE]

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