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Tailgate Won't Latch In the COLD V70-XC70 1998

posted by  KlausC on  Tue Jan 20 10:36 CST 2009
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The lowest it has been around here is -24F and never a problem with my latch. The struts decided to fail in September, so the liftgate goes down nicely now.

I suggest spraying the latch itself with WD40 to clean it out and then coat it with lithium grease. Just the part that is visible, do not spray up into the latch mechanism.

And let the hatch close nicely from about 1 foot above the bumper. Make sure no ice has built up on top of the bumper, next to the car body.

Klaus
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