Originally Posted By: Turk
SAME thing happened to my wife's Camry once.....
I sprayed PB Blaster (or Silicone spray) & heated it up a bit with a hair dryer.
Then got a tweezers out and worked at it. It then popped out!
Yep this was it. I soaked it in Kroil, but it was so retracted I couldn't even get it with tweezers. I used a pick to snag it and pull it out, then it kept getting stuck every time I shut the hatch, so I blew it out with compressed air (this helped a ton), then I repeated Kroil and Amsoil Silcone spray, seems to be about perfect.
The worst part is, it so darn dark I couldn't see much detail, plus holding the light with one hand working with the other. I said this is nuts. Went back in house and got my head lamp!
Anyway - thanks. Annual lubing sounds like a plan! On all my cars.