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| xsurfer |
 Jan 13 2010, 08:09 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 4-April 06 From: La Canada, CA Member No.: 5,818  |
I rear trunk lid on my 71 six cylinder flew up yesterday by accident. The left corner next to the engine grill didn't return flush to the engine grill. Did the hinge bend? Anyone had this problem? HEEELLLLLPPPPP!
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| Spoke |
Jan 13 2010, 08:48 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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A pic or two might help. There aren't any adjustments of height on the rear trunk lid.
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| rick 918-S |
Jan 13 2010, 08:51 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,451 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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Check the body mount for the pivot bolt. They rust off and then the lid pops up in the corner.
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| jt914-6 |
Jan 13 2010, 09:13 PM
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Driving & working on teeners 41 years Group: Members Posts: 1,786 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Bryant, Arkansas Member No.: 9,003 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 13 2010, 08:51 PM)  Check the body mount for the pivot bolt. They rust off and then the lid pops up in the corner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| Jerry75914 |
Jan 14 2010, 02:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
JWest makes a nice replacement hinge if you don't want to be making with the welding (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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| SirAndy |
Jan 14 2010, 03:03 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,628 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jt914-6 @ Jan 13 2010, 07:13 PM) QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 13 2010, 08:51 PM) Check the body mount for the pivot bolt. They rust off and then the lid pops up in the corner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| tat2dphreak |
Jan 14 2010, 03:17 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
QUOTE JWest makes a nice replacement hinge if you don't want to be making with the welding yep, I highly recommend... your hinge probably broke.. this happened to me on the other side you MIGHT want to put on shocks and replace the spring at the same time. I didn't but that was just my preference (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| xsurfer |
Jan 15 2010, 01:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 4-April 06 From: La Canada, CA Member No.: 5,818 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 14 2010, 01:03 PM) QUOTE(jt914-6 @ Jan 13 2010, 07:13 PM) QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 13 2010, 08:51 PM) Check the body mount for the pivot bolt. They rust off and then the lid pops up in the corner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I can't see where the hinge is broken. The distance between the "u" bend in the hinge on the left appears to be at least double the right. Can the hinge be bent by flying up? Are orig. hinges available? Thanks Gene |
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| tat2dphreak |
Jan 15 2010, 01:48 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(xsurfer @ Jan 15 2010, 01:30 PM) QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 14 2010, 01:03 PM) QUOTE(jt914-6 @ Jan 13 2010, 07:13 PM) QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 13 2010, 08:51 PM) Check the body mount for the pivot bolt. They rust off and then the lid pops up in the corner. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I can't see where the hinge is broken. The distance between the "u" bend in the hinge on the left appears to be at least double the right. Can the hinge be bent by flying up? Are orig. hinges available? Thanks Gene the way it broke on mine, you won't see it until the trunk lid is off the welds in the body were ok, the the bolt that goes into that piece was where the sheet metal was broke... take off the trunk lid and see what you have |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 15 2010, 01:56 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,628 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(xsurfer @ Jan 15 2010, 11:30 AM) I can't see where the hinge is broken. Never seen the actual hinge break. It's either the bolt that mounts the hinge to the body or the bracket that is welded to the body that holds said bolt. It's way up on top, so you really have to look closely under the black mesh piece on the side. Your head needs to be inside the engine compartment to get a good look up there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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| Tom_T |
Jan 15 2010, 10:08 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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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 15 2010, 11:56 AM) QUOTE(xsurfer @ Jan 15 2010, 11:30 AM) I can't see where the hinge is broken. Never seen the actual hinge break. It's either the bolt that mounts the hinge to the body or the bracket that is welded to the body that holds said bolt. It's way up on top, so you really have to look closely under the black mesh piece on the side. Your head needs to be inside the engine compartment to get a good look up there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) open the engine lid & look at the high side, but disagree on hinge never breaking .... It's usually the hinge plate either tearing loose at the welds to the inner body, or less often the plate tears, or at this late date 35+ years later the bolts could corrode through, esp. in heavy weather areas. Typically the trunk rides 1/2" - 1" high on the side that lets go due to the high-torsion springs pressure on the plates, rollers, hinge bolt, etc. OE style repro &/or OEM hinge plates, bolts & rollers are all available at the usual suspects: PP, AA, Pelican, etc. & any decent body shop can put them in for you, if you can't! I had both sides done one at a time back in the day when mine was my DD, so I bought a pair of everything now, but went with the metal roller this time (weren't available back then IIRC. BTW - nothing you did with the lid flying up, except that maybe it went a little sooner with the instant shock. It wouldn't have gone like that unless it was already weakened & would've done so anyway eventually. You can drive it like that so long as no rain or snow is in the forecast! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| rick 918-S |
Jan 16 2010, 08:45 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,451 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region
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Hey wait a minute... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Are you saying the FRONT trunk lid flew open? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) That would be bad... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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