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| Jeffs9146 |
 Nov 9 2004, 11:44 AM
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Ski Bum  Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128  |
QUOTE Take a 12" cresent wrench. Cut a notch in the loop on the back end until you have a C shaped opening instead of the loop. Hook it over the torsion bar, and pry down the torsion bar until you can change the roller. Thats what I did and it worked very well! Jeff Attached image(s) 
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| IronHillRestorations |
Nov 9 2004, 07:40 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,813 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None 
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While we are on this topic, I'll tell you about a mod that I've been doing to the shoulder bolt for the rear lid brackets/pivots. Probably the number one source of hinge pivot failures is because the rear lid brackets sieze on the shoulder bolts, and stresses out the pivot bracket.
All you do is chuck up the shoulder bold in a drill press and machine a small V groove around the circumfrence, and in the center of the shoulder area (the "bearing" part of the bolt). Next you drill a small cross hole all the way through the bolt right in the groove you just cut. Now you drill down through the top of the bolt and stop at the cross hole. Tap the last hole you drilled for a grease fitting. I won't claim this to be my "original 914 Network" solution as I read abou this in the Up Fixin Der Porsche series of tech articles from old Panoramas, but it really solves a chronic problem for good. |
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| Gint |
Nov 9 2004, 08:14 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,096 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE(9146986 Posted on Nov 9 2004 @ 06:40 PM) All you do is chuck up the shoulder bold in a drill press and machine a small V groove around the circumfrence, and in the center of the shoulder area (the "bearing" part of the bolt). Next you drill a small cross hole all the way through the bolt right in the groove you just cut. Now you drill down through the top of the bolt and stop at the cross hole. Tap the last hole you drilled for a grease fitting. Pics! PLEASE!!!!!! |
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