Gear Tunnel Door Adjustments

[dilmorecg]

Seems like my driver side gear tunnel door is not popping out at all when unlatched. It used to pop out enough to get fingers in the top but now I cant even get a fingernail in. Passenger side seems to pop out normally.

Anyone have any advice before I make a SC appointment? I tried taking the plastic part on the door off and adjusting the little studs. It helped a tiny bit but there is still something off.

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[RivAW]

Seems like my driver side gear tunnel door is not popping out at all when unlatched. It used to pop out enough to get fingers in the top but now I cant even get a fingernail in. Passenger side seems to pop out normally.

Anyone have any advice before I make a SC appointment? I tried taking the plastic part on the door off and adjusting the little studs. It helped a tiny bit but there is still something off.

It's always been an issue with me on both sides. I don't know that there is an adjustment to be made, just a questionable engineering choice to only have it unlatch for about 2 seconds and not pop out further.......My work around has been to just open the rear passenger door when I hit the gear tunnel release (on the bed or app) so it's easy to grab the frame of the gear tunnel door to open.

 

[MediaArtsDad]

Mobile service just adjusted mine, still doesn't pop out more than a few mm, but I was hoping that was just the cold keeping it from working any better? The tech did say something about lubricating the latch, but I don't know that they did or how/what.

 

[ElGuano]

Mine don't pop out much if at all, I pretty much rely on the panel gap to pull the door down.

If I'm parked on a downward slope the lower tunnel door may drop a couple mm, the uphill won't.

 

[SwampNut]

Funny timing, I just did this mod yesterday. Mine never popped out. I sort of helped it by putting my tool bag against it while closing, but that wasn't reliable.

 

[Hopper]

Funny timing, I just did this mod yesterday. Mine never popped out. I sort of helped it by putting my tool bag against it while closing, but that wasn't reliable.

Brilliant,

 

[dilmorecg]

Funny timing, I just did this mod yesterday. Mine never popped out. I sort of helped it by putting my tool bag against it while closing, but that wasn't reliable.

This is great. I think I am going to try this. I am surprised there are no aftermarket solutions for something like this out already.

 

[JM.]

It seems crazy that the SC techs don't know this behavior (not popping out) is normal.

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