Subject: [Tigers] Trunk lock grommet redux:

From: James Armstrong via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:06:16 +0000 (UTC)

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Hello all,
=C2=A0Trunk lock grommet redux:=C2=A0My body shop did me a disservice: ther=
e are (4)=C2=A0 #10=C2=A0 that fix thee trunk support bracket in place. The=
se are fine.=C2=A0BUT: at the top of the 'lock mechanism assy..' there are =
two screws (facing the chrome key push-button) that they put in that are al=
ien.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 They are supposed to f=
loat before tightening and they used Metric screws with a shoulder and the =
head is=C2=A0labeled 10.9 and=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 the =
nut inside had a shoulder as well. One of the two was jammed and had to be =
cut off.=C2=A0What is the correct fastener for the upper two screw/nuts? I =
studied the parts=C2=A0 book and they call out the lower=C2=A0four fastener=
s, but not the upper two (page YV13=C2=A0 OR=C2=A0 page number # 359. . Ill=
ustration on YV Plate E OR page # 344=C2=A0HELP!=C2=A0Jim ArmstrongMk 1A382=
002083 LRXFECode 86TAC # 0763
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<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Hello all,<br></span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Trunk lock grommet redux:</span></div>
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<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">My body shop did me a disservice<strong>:</strong> there are (4)&nbsp; #10&nbsp; that fix thee trunk support bracket in place. These are fine.</span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">BUT: at the top of the 'lock mechanism assy..' there are two screws (facing the chrome key push-button) that they put in that are alien.&nbsp; </span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They are</span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> supposed to float before tightening and they used <strong>Metric</strong> screws with a shoulder and the head is</span><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;labeled <strong>10.9</strong> and</span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the nut inside had a shoulder as well. One of the two was jammed and had to be cut off.</span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">What is the correct fastener for the upper two screw/nuts? I studied the parts&nbsp; book and they call out the lower&nbsp;</span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">four fasteners, but not the upper two (page YV13&nbsp; OR&nbsp; page number # 359. . Illustration on YV Plate E </span></div>
<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">OR page # 344</span></div>
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<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">HELP!</span></div>
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<div class="userEdit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jim Armstrong</span></div>
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<div>Mk 1A</div>
<div>382002083 LRXFE</div>
<div>Code 86</div>
<div>TAC # 0763</div>
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