Changing rear shocks
To remove the rear hatch door panel in order to fix the lock on a Subaru Outback you will need a Phillips-head screwdriver, small flat screwdriver, trim pry tool, and tack puller. Using these items you need to remove the push clips and pry the trim from the hatch.
Open the rear hatch and remove the inside trim on the lower portion of the hatch. The bulbs will be accessible once the trim is removed. The bulb sockets are twist in.
Looking in the rear hatch of the Tahoe- it is behind the passenger side trim panel in the hatch area. You have to remove a couple of trim pieces around the tailgate, and the passenger-side rear window from the interior. Then you will see the blower motor and all of the other goodies.
You can try using a toilet bowl plunger from the outside to pull it out. You will have to remove the the weatherstripping from around the side of the hatch and the left rear door and upper trim around the glass before the lower trim.
remove the inside trim or cut a hole to reach the mechanism and replace the inside trim.
i need to find out if the rear headliner lights stay on when rear hatch is closed,if it stays on you will need to replace the latch,to get to it you will to remove trim that is oevr the tag,and the plastic panel that is on the hatch.
REAR SPEAKER - JR41 Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Fold down the rear seat backs. Remove C-pillar trim. Remove lower quarter trim behind rear seat backs. Remove fasteners from rear shelf trim. Pull out trim to access speaker. Remove speaker screws. Disconnect wire harness connector. Remove speaker (REAR SPEAKER-JR41). REAR SPEAKER - JR27 Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. Using a trim stick, pry the speaker grill from the trim panel. Remove speaker mounting screws (REAR SPEAKER - JR27). Remove speaker from trim panel. Disconnect wire harness connector from speaker.
Left the rear hatch and remove the headliner trim and headliner ( Partially). Unplug the brake light wire that leads to the light housing. Loosen 2 screws below the light and remove carefully.
To remove the interior trim panels on a Ford Escape to expose the rear shock towers, the rivets will have to be removed. Ford uses a plastic rivet that will come out easily when it is pushed in while turning. The metal sides of the interior are bolted to the rear of the cargo area. There will also be several bolts on the sides to remove before the shock towers can be seen.
Open rear hatch, remove both D-pillar trim internally and pull back roof lining giving access to the base of the aerial. You can disconnect it from there.
Far back left corner of the cargo area. Remove the interior trim and the small cargo hatch to access (be gentle as the large plastic piece can break)