 Rear trunk lock, HELP! |
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| Morph914 |
 Nov 20 2021, 02:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States 
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As I near the end of my restoration, I was just refitting the rear trunk lid back on the car. The fit seemed to be good, and as I brought it down it latched. When I tried to open it nothing happened. I figured it was in the locked position, but after turning the lock to the opposite position, it still would not open. I must have reversed the plunger or opening pin when I had it apart to clean. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
Any ideas on how to get it opened would be appreciated. Before I get the Dremel or drill out to do surgery, I’m hoping someone has a less invasive solution. Thanks in advance, John   |
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| 914Sixer |
Nov 20 2021, 02:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,900 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Your going to have to go in the the engine compartment and remove the 4 trunk hing bolts.
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| Morph914 |
Nov 20 2021, 02:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(914Sixer @ Nov 20 2021, 03:18 PM)  Your going to have to go in the the engine compartment and remove the 4 trunk hing bolts. I will look at this, hopefully it doesn’t involve the spring loaded part of this system. Thanks, John |
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| Shivers |
Nov 20 2021, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,411 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Hi. I went out and looked. I can only see one way that no metal gets bent, that I would try. From the engine compartment, pop out the cup the front top latch goes into in the trunk. Get every ratchet extension you own and, one at a time send in a 10mm socket and as many extensions as it takes to un-bolt the tail light. I was able to put my arm through the tail light opening in the body and reach the two bolts that hold in the locking mechanism. Worth a try.
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| potomacmidget |
Nov 20 2021, 03:03 PM
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I gotta have more cowbell.... Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 27-March 11 From: Maryland Member No.: 12,860 Region Association: North East States
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I feel for you....I did the exact same thing last year, after rebuilding the lock....I ended up drilling it out and buying a new one from a fellow forum member. When you get the new one remove the latch/assembly from the actual lid, then leave the lid up and reinstall and you can test it a few times to be confident, then reattach the lid portion. Good luck.
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| emerygt350 |
Nov 20 2021, 04:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,132 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
Well it's shot now. If you want I can come buy and haul it away for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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| jagalyn |
Nov 20 2021, 04:44 PM
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True Patina Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None 
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Nice looking car.
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| SirAndy |
Nov 20 2021, 05:11 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Do a search here, the easiest way to do this is:
- Push both of the plastic cups that hold the targa top latches from the engine compartment side into the rear trunk - Have a helper shine a flashlight through one of the holes and onto the back of the latch - Get several long extensions for your ratchet wrench and put a 10mm nut on the end - Slowly fiddle the extensions through the other hole until you can reach the back of the lock - Remove the two to 10mm bolts - Open trunk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) PS: This might work better if you put a swivel at the end |
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| Morph914 |
Nov 20 2021, 05:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States
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Thank you all for your comments, remarks, compliments, I’ll be looking at all these options.
I’ll let you know how it turns out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Cheers, John |
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| partwerks |
Nov 20 2021, 05:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
Last time I had a issue like that, my lid didn't sit down quite right anway, and so made an advantage to lift up the corner of the lid, and I used a 5/16" rod, I believe, and was able to reach over, and force the plunger down to release it.
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| bdstone914 |
Nov 20 2021, 07:50 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,533 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Nov 20 2021, 05:11 PM) Do a search here, the easiest way to do this is: - Push both of the plastic cups that hold the targa top latches from the engine compartment side into the rear trunk - Have a helper shine a flashlight through one of the holes and onto the back of the latch - Get several long extensions for your ratchet wrench and put a 10mm nut on the end - Slowly fiddle the extensions through the other hole until you can reach the back of the lock - Remove the two to 10mm bolts - Open trunk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) PS: This might work better if you put a swivel at the end @Morph914 Another member said go in thru the plastic cup holes and use a 2 iron to reach behind the latch and trip in catch. |
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| Morph914 |
Nov 20 2021, 08:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Nov 20 2021, 08:50 PM) QUOTE(SirAndy @ Nov 20 2021, 05:11 PM) Do a search here, the easiest way to do this is: - Push both of the plastic cups that hold the targa top latches from the engine compartment side into the rear trunk - Have a helper shine a flashlight through one of the holes and onto the back of the latch - Get several long extensions for your ratchet wrench and put a 10mm nut on the end - Slowly fiddle the extensions through the other hole until you can reach the back of the lock - Remove the two to 10mm bolts - Open trunk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) PS: This might work better if you put a swivel at the end @Morph914 Another member said go in thru the plastic cup holes and use a 2 iron to reach behind the latch and trip in catch. Well, I can’t hit my 2 iron worth a darn, so maybe it will come in handy for this. Thank you |
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| rhodyguy |
Nov 21 2021, 07:25 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,085 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Put some duct tape on the extension connections.
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| rgalla9146 |
Nov 21 2021, 06:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,564 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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The more extensions you use the more difficut it becomes to aim the swivel socket to the two bolts. Get three long (12" ?) 1/4' extensions and tape them at the joints as rhodguy said.... you don't want to have to fish them out if they detach. 3/8" tools are too heavy. The trunk is empty ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) ) right ? |
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