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Problem with this.... do you have an after market spoiler??? If so you have added weight to the hatch! You see the picture of the spring loaded mechanism that is pictured above, the one with the rubber cover completely off of it. the shaft in the middle was too long on my 03' so when the hatch slammed with the extra weight the shaft came up through the top and dented the hatch from the underside, which created a small nipple on both sides of the hatch!!! Be careful when you do this!!! When you add the pennies you lengthen the shaft!!!
You can fix the problem:
1.) Depress the spring so you can take the c-clamp off the shaft and the spring comes off!
2.) Take the shaft and you will see that the opposite side of where the c-clamp was will be larger in diameter. Take a manual or power handheld or bench grinder and grind that thicker portion down until there is roughly a centimeter or 2 of thickness left.
3.) Then re-install it in the plastic piece that locks into the vehicle, place the spring over it and compree it enough to get the wascher and c-clamp back on it. A good way to do this is depress it and use vise grips to hold it there, the put the washer on and then the c-clamp!
4.) Put the pennies back in (you can tape/epoxy them together)
5.) Put the rubber sleeve back in and install!!!!
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any misinformation in this document or any damage that may occur to your vehicle from following this document. Consult your service manual for specific Nissan recommended instructions.
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