Just bought a really clean late 91 EX wagon - tailgate latch worked fine when I picked it up from the seller, wouldn't unlatch after a 45 mile drive hone. Lock cylinder turns in both directions, can hear what sounds like a piece of the lock/latch linkage "clink" when the key is turned in the lock and the latch handle above the license plate is not jammed.
I assume the linkage between the lock, lock solenoid, handle and latch has come apart somehow, and that I'm going to have to get inside the tailgate to fix it - if possible, I'd rather not risk damaging the inner trim panel on the tailgate by trying to remove it with the tailgate latched closed, but I'm not sure there's any other option to get inside - if anybody's dealt with this before, I'm open to suggestions.
I assume the linkage between the lock, lock solenoid, handle and latch has come apart somehow, and that I'm going to have to get inside the tailgate to fix it - if possible, I'd rather not risk damaging the inner trim panel on the tailgate by trying to remove it with the tailgate latched closed, but I'm not sure there's any other option to get inside - if anybody's dealt with this before, I'm open to suggestions.
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