Paintjar
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- Joined
- October 19, 2015
- Messages
- 12
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- City, State
- Clarksville, VA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer 4wd XLT
99 XLT rear hatch needs to be slammed to get the door ajar light to go out. I found on the right side there is a plastic sleeve missing on the part the latch grabs. The left side is still there, but getting bad. I do not see how to replace these. I am thinking, not good, remove the left side to make them equal might help the slamming thing. I can not find anything to substitute for this plastic. Can I make some kinda of DIY fix? Trying not to use the hatch until I can figure something out. I can do without the hatch and use the window in the back, but the wife needs this for the groceries, got to have them. She is just ignoring the door ajar light because of the force on the hatch. So when I use it the light is on so I have to get out and slam. Thanks for any suggestions.