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| Minerva's 914 |
 Jul 24 2019, 03:38 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 24-December 15 From: Chapel Hill, NC Member No.: 19,489 Region Association: South East States 
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The front trunk is almost impossible to open unless someone presses down on the lid as the cable is pulled. Is there a simple procedure for adjusting the tension on the release latch?
At first I thought maybe it was a pinched or restricted cable but it seems to pull fairly freely with the lid open. HELP |
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| mepstein |
Jul 24 2019, 06:08 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,307 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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You need to lube the pull mechanism and the cable. Pull the wire cable out from the housing and lube the wire with a good bicycle lube. It will make all the difference and pulling a difficult cable will eventually cause something to break or pull from the cable stop. For the engine lid, you can just drip some lube from the latch and let gravity do the work.
I like using a dry bike lube (goes on wet but the carrier dries after a bit) on all the pivots and cables. It will distribute to all the moving points but not collect dirt like a wet lube or grease. |
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Minerva's 914 Frunk Extremely Hard To Open Jul 24 2019, 03:38 PM
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Gubed up with lube, lithium greas... Jul 24 2019, 03:54 PM IronHillRestorations You can also try to adjust the latch mechanism upw... Jul 24 2019, 04:05 PM bandjoey Might need to pull the cable and lube or replace t... Jul 24 2019, 04:43 PM fiacra I'm new to this, but wouldn't simply adjus... Jul 24 2019, 07:48 PM mepstein
I'm new to this, but wouldn't simply adju... Jul 24 2019, 08:23 PM Minerva's 914 All good advice, tomorrow I will check the closure... Jul 24 2019, 08:38 PM Valy In my case the cable jacket was loose. After I fix... Jul 24 2019, 10:16 PM rhodyguy Is the cable sheath intact and secured by the litt... Jul 25 2019, 08:40 AM Minerva's 914 Okay, just to wrap this up and add my experience t... Jul 29 2019, 10:57 AM |
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