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Old 04-12-2010, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by johnvk7 View Post
Have you all checked that the spring on the flap is there? If you can pull the lever then get out of the car and open the flap by hand, there is obviously nothing wrong with the cable. Its quite common for the release spring on the flap to fall off.
when i pull the lever, nothing happens at all. the original cable is missing for some unknown reason. and the spring was missing on the flap as well which i have also replaced.

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Originally Posted by redlib View Post
ive done about 3 of them in my time of being a mechanic. There easy as hell. If the original one is missing, run a bit of sturdy but bendy wire up and attach to the new cable then pull it through that way, that's how i've done it a few times.
yeh sounds like thats the easiest way..

we'll be attempting this in the next few hours lol ill let ya know how it goes
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