Rear trunk not sitting properly, I htink its the hinge/pivot... ugh |
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Rear trunk not sitting properly, I htink its the hinge/pivot... ugh |
KaptKaos |
Nov 22 2005, 07:42 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Right, so I noticed the other day that the rear trunk was sitting high on the driver's side. Popped it open, lowered, opened, lowered, open, up, down, you get the idea. Only thing I noticed was the roller was cracked and wasn't really rolling, more like sliding. Added some white lithium grease, much quieter, but still not sitting right. (note: the torsion bars are still in use in case you hadn't gleaned that yet)
Stop by PP, pick up some aluminum rollers (very sweet btw), pop in the driver side. No change. Hmmm.... I start pushing the lid forward and back and notice that the hinge/pivot is moving was well. I assume this means that I have a busted weld in there, but I want to make sure. If it is the case, am I looking ay JWest as my best option? The trunk is sitting flush now, but I don't want to make this problem worse. TIA. |
Lou W |
Nov 27 2005, 12:56 AM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
When I removed my original hinges, the metal that they were attached to looked a little rough, they were warped, streatched and torn and had PO repairs done. So I cut some of the bad area out and mig welded new pieces in, I probably really didn't need to go that far. I then primered the area and installed the J-West hinges, there are two pieces which sandwich the original metal. The replacement kit covers up what would have been the affected area anyway. You have to drill four holes through the sheet metal for mounting and it looks pretty strong to me. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) [QUOTE]Both of my pivots broke, and instead of welding new pivots in, I just put them in with sheet metal screws! And it has held for over 10 years now. Of course, I chunked the torsion bar, and hold my trunk up with a stick. I really want to do the Camp914 shock kit, but it looks like you have to cut the firewall. [QUOTE] No real cutting, you just have to notch one area on each side where the shock colapses into the firewall near the gutter when you close the trunk. |
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