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| 7TPorsh |
 Jun 19 2017, 10:21 AM
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7T Porsh  Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California 
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I took my engine lid off to work on the car and bend the mounting tabs slightly to align the lid. Now reinstalled....the metal rod that latches on the lock/latch is barely long enough to engage.
Lid closes and locks but any little thing pops it open with the latch still closed. The engaging L shaped rod is not long enough. Has anyone else had this problem? Is the solution putting washers under the lock to bring it away from the wall? |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 19 2017, 10:24 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,606 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(7TPorsh @ Jun 19 2017, 09:21 AM)  I took my engine lid off to work on the car and bend the mounting tabs slightly to align the lid. Now reinstalled....the metal rod that latches on the lock/latch is barely long enough to engage. Lid closes and locks but any little thing pops it open with the latch still closed. The engaging L shaped rod is not long enough. Has anyone else had this problem? Is the solution putting washers under the lock to bring it away from the wall? The L shaped piece is adjustable as is the locking part on the rear trunk. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| 914Sixer |
Jun 19 2017, 10:24 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,870 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Undo the nut and lengthen the rod.
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| GregAmy |
Jun 19 2017, 11:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,267 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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I had the same problem; mine was that the part that goes into the latch wans't long enough.
I fixed it with a simple solution: take a longer correct-sized bolt (6mm threads I think?) with an unthreaded shank, cut off the hex head, use some light heat and bend in a vice to a 90-degree angle, and then trim and grind the ends off to desired length. Unthreaded part fits into the latch, of course. No more popping out on hard bumps. Wife is no longer entertained. |
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| toolguy |
Jun 19 2017, 02:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,267 Joined: 2-April 11 From: San Diego / El Cajon Member No.: 12,889 Region Association: Southern California
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Shim the latch assembly out with a couple of washers and longer mounting bolts, but it sounds like your whole lid might be too far forward
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| jor |
Jun 19 2017, 03:12 PM
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Just happy to be here. Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: 28-July 14 From: LA Member No.: 17,693 Region Association: Southern California |
On my car, it was as simple as the "L" shaped piece coming loose over time. Just a slight turn of the piece to fit accurately into the latch, then tightening the nut that holds the "L" and it hasn't popped open since.
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 19 2017, 05:20 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,981 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) That was the cause of mine! The L-shaped brackets on the firewall had cracked at the corner of the L, and were sagging. It was enough that the bolt didn't engage the latch that well.
Some welding and the brackets were fine. (Had a buddy reinforce them as well as repairing them.) No more engine lid popping open. --DD |
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