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Replacing trunk hinge, Success, and hinge bolt mod. |
Olympic 914 |
Dec 4 2018, 02:38 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,707 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
Going to have to repair/replace the trunk hinge on the car this winter. It was repaired before.... but it failed in a different spot. I wonder if the trunk lid gasket was too tight and caused this failure?
I am planning on taking the engine out to make it easier to get in there and position it correctly and do a good job welding. How many of you have done this repair leaving the engine in? I am not an experienced welder and trying to weld it while bent over the fender and trying to even get the mig in there seems too hard. I have already had the engine out twice since last Oct. so I am getting quite good at it. |
914werke |
Dec 4 2018, 06:34 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,934 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The failure mode isn't tension, but rust. Or more precisely lack of lubrication that leads to rust. Once the shoulder bolt wears out its lube, its the beginning of the end.
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914_teener |
Dec 4 2018, 06:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,248 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
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