 A Little Trunk Hinge Repair Guidance Please? |
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| kenshapiro2002 |
 Sep 23 2010, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,441 Joined: 23-July 09 From: Bawlmer, MD Member No.: 10,598 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Just opened up Pickle's trunk to hear a sickening pop...like a piece of metal being snapped off. I assumed I'd encountered the dreaded weld breaking syndrom, but it seems not. The bolt on the left side must have been very loose, and shot off, damaging the last few threads on the bolt, and I assume (can't see in there that well, the last few threads in the "nut". So, I'm thinking I'll order the new bolt and try chasing the threads in the nut with a nice M8 1.25 from Home Depot? If that fails, Ill need to get a thread cutter and renew it. Opinions?
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| Tom_T |
Sep 23 2010, 01:45 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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Ken, just get a new nut & bolt - make that 2 sets for L & R & the 2 rollers - to make the shipping worthwhile, then shit-can the 40 year old stripped nut & bolt & be ready for the other side to break!
You may even want to pop for the replacement hinge brackets for L & R now, since the parts aren't that much, & they will go eventually (mine went about every 5-6 years & +/-50k miles when my DD). No reason to go tightwad on this one, cause the old weakened parts will cause more stress on the hinges. My Great-grannie always said stuff like that was: "Pennywise & pound foolish!" & she was no big spender, being born in 1878 & through many Depressions! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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kenshapiro2002 A Little Trunk Hinge Repair Guidance Please? Sep 23 2010, 11:39 AM
Drums66 Ken...I think your rational is on....I was'nt ... Sep 23 2010, 11:57 AM Drums66 Ken...I think your rational is on....I was'nt ... Sep 23 2010, 11:57 AM Drums66 sorry for the carbon copy :lol: Sep 23 2010, 11:59 AM
kenshapiro2002 Thanks! Thanks !
sorry for the carbon co... Sep 23 2010, 12:01 PM kenshapiro2002 There's a nut? I thought it was a threaded pla... Sep 23 2010, 02:03 PM kenshapiro2002 Yeah...there's no nut...it threads right into ... Sep 23 2010, 02:04 PM kenshapiro2002 Boy was I lucky! The Home Depot bolt threaded ... Sep 23 2010, 06:33 PM 9146986 I've got to do some scrounging in the shop tom... Sep 23 2010, 07:23 PM kenshapiro2002 Thanks. Seems the later cars (mine is a 1970) have... Sep 23 2010, 08:25 PM kenshapiro2002
This is NOT my car (thank god). Just a shot I f... Sep 23 2010, 08:42 PM |
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