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Old 14th May 2014, 09:27 AM
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The picture above is with the boot closed, and this one is when it is open, sorry I am on my ipad, so editing is a bit hit and miss...
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Old 14th May 2014, 09:30 AM
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Interesting.

My striker plate is in the down position and does not move.
Looking at your images the cable that pulls it down goes to the right hand side of the boot.
I wonder if I knocked something off when I was fiddling around with my bumper guide.

EDIT: Your motor seems so quiet in relation to mine as well.
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Old 14th May 2014, 10:29 AM
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Brilliant info. thanks, gives me the confidence to tackle this long-standing problem.
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Old 14th May 2014, 06:01 PM
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thanks for that
ive had this problem for some time, if i close it hard manually it locks, knew it was something in the mechanism just havent got time to do anything with it
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Old 14th May 2014, 06:25 PM
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Two hours later, 2 battery removals and refit plus some time on VCDS and I found the issue.



Two snapped teeth on a cog.
No idea when or why this happened.
Part of my thinks it was when I plugged or unplug the cables and it confused the motor, it spun up and snapped the teeth.

At least I found the issue, I just need to get it fixed.
I doubt I can buy the needed cog so it's back to A8 Parts and see of they got a motor.
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Old 14th May 2014, 06:38 PM
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Two hours later, 2 battery removals and refit plus some time on VCDS and I found the issue.



Two snapped teeth on a cog.
No idea when or why this happened.
Part of my thinks it was when I plugged or unplug the cables and it confused the motor, it spun up and snapped the teeth.

At least I found the issue, I just need to get it fixed.
I doubt I can buy the needed cog so it's back to A8 Parts and see of they got a motor.
Good job Scott, shame it's that not a spring or something simple

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By the way, great info Random Guy
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Grrr. If this was 2020, you would just 3D print a new one using a solidworks file you downloaded from a solidwork sharing site.
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