2002 406 saloon boot lock :(

[fatcontroller]

After desperate searching for help with this problem, I found your forum and am hoping someone will be able to assist with a solution !

I have a 2002 406 saloon, a 2 litre diesel Rapier 90 manual. It's blue (which may or may not be the problem, hehe).

Packed up the car today, and an item of clothing got caught in the bootlock when I closed it. After a bit of pushing/ pulling (and swearing), I managed to reopen the boot lid. I removed the offending item and reclosed the lid.

Now the damn thing will NOT open at all.

I have tried opening and closing the central locking several times, but it's still stuck fast. I CAN hear the motor on the boot lock operating though. I've also tried locking/ unlocking the lock with the key from outside. I HAVE got into the boot by sticking a pole through the ski flap, and releasing the back seat. I've emptied the boot, and can't see anything now stuck in the lock. I've removed the plastic trim below the lock, and can see the "locking arm" that goes through the brass "loop" fixed to the car, but no matter how hard I try to prise it over, it won't move

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how I can get the lid open, or am I going to have to take it to a mechanic and let them play around with it?

I can get into the boot through the back seats (just - I'm not a small person!), so if anyone has any ideas - I'd really appreciate them??????

Thanks in advance ,



Lee.

[Gary406]

i bet 1 of the link rods has come off inside. the button is connected to a metal rod .

some how you need to get into the boot and take the boot inner cover off and open it.

[fatcontroller]

Hi Gary/ all,

thanks for the help - sorry for the delay in replying.

Managed to get into the boot by poking a piece of wood through the ski-flap in the rear seat, and pushing on the seat back release handle! Eventually managed to get the retaining studs out of the bootlid inner cover and found the problem.

On the back of the boot release button, is some sort of plastic lever which attaches to a metal pullrod. Well - it did do, until the plastic snapped!!!

Just need to source a replacement boot lock mechanism now - in the meantime, I found that tieing a piece of garden wire to the pullrod, and feeding it through the back seat means I can open the boot again, lol


thanks again for the help,

regards,
Lee.

[rice]

oh, mate. your is better than mine. the boot lock on my car can't be locked in wet weather. i am afraid to drive it in rainy days.