CSC trunk issue

[Southern Man]

I have a 2004 1800 with a CSC RIS kit on it.
Went to open the lower trunk and your guessed it the latch will not open the trunk.

I pulled the plastic plate on the rear inside of the upper trunk to see if the release cable had fallen out of the grove but everything is as it should be.

I then pulled the release cable from the lever to pull the cable directly. Its like the lock is frozen or broken behind the trunk door.

Any ideas on how to open the lower trunk without using the cable.

I called CSC and so far have not received a call back from them.

BTY the trunk has leaked since I have had this trike so it would not surprise me to find the lock rusted.

THanks in advance for any help.

 

[SEABILL]

On my 2005 CSC Cobra there is a release cable that is connected directly to the latch. You should be able to find by removing the left side cover or looking under the seat.

Good Luck!

 

[Southern Man]

Thanks Bill. I found it and got the truck open. it seems like one of the 2 latches has a broken spring.

 

[SEABILL]

Thanks Bill. I found it and got the truck open. it seems like one of the 2 latches has a broken spring.

Your welcome.... glad I could help.

 

[Southern Man]

I could still use a little knowledge to resolve this.

I have found 2 problems with the actual working parts of the latch system.

(1) the latch that the relese cable attaches to has a broken spring, there are 2 springs per latch and the broken one is the one that causes the latch to spring open when the cable is pulled so in effect this latch does not lock.

(2) the other problem is the second latch will not move far enough via the connecting rod to cause the latch to open.

After a lot of penterating oil and working the latch back and forth I can get it to open about 1/2 the time. The other 1/2 the time the cable end in the trunk will pop out of the holder before it moves the latches far enough to open.

I'm thinking I will have to replace both latches and the connecting rod.
Has anyone here had to replace these parts before?

 

[Lucky]

You could give CSC a call and see what they say about it.Freind of mine had a brake problem and they were really helpful.RIDE SAFE

 

[cscsonny]

I found that on our CSC,it was best to pull both release levers at the same time.I say this because we were pulling just one lever or the other and one of the plastic clips at the cable end where it hooks onto the release rod,finally broke.There wasn't enough movement on the other release lever to un-lock the lock.Had to use the emergency cable pull to open trunk.
CSC sent me 2 new plastic clips,free,and before installing them,I drilled a small hole in the flat side of the clips,then put them on the cable ends and after snapping them onto the release rod,put a small cable tie through the drilled hole and pulled tight.I hope this will strenghten and keep the plastic ends from breaking again.We now always pull both levers at the same time to open and have had no more problem.Also the trunk don't leak.....yet.

 

[hotsyman]

california sidecar trunk lid

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