[Mgs] suggest, lock trunk MGB

[Peter Chast]

Hi,

I've heard some involved fixes. I've managed to twist the handle also,
but not without dammage. the paint or crome easily scratches..
First I find a helper. Keeping pressure on the handle to open and
of course unlocked, I have my helper bounce on the trunk. First with
just their hands in various places accross the width. Then once it
was a small Lady helping. She sat on the trunk lid. It opened.

Luck to you.
Pete

2 midgets that need work.


On Fri, 23 May 2008 05:00:04 -0400, Paul Hunt
<paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>
> Glad that wasn't my car he was clattering!
>
> I never could really see how you could hook a length of coat hanger wire
> through the reversing light aperture to open the boot lock, as it would
> have
> to be hooked round the top half of the pivoting latch and pull it
> towards the
> front of the car to be effective.  Inserting it through a hole in the
> rear
> bulkhead maybe.  Twist's method stands more chance, but the business end
> has
> to bear on the lower half of the pivoting latch and press it towards the
> rear
> of the car.  Even though not much pressure is required where you have a
> straight push against the latch given the angles involved I don't think
> steady
> pressure through the reverse light hole would be enough.  Hitting it
> using his
> tool may well work as he says, but I'm not surprised it can take an hour
> or
> more of trying to get lucky.  Anyone with a GT can see for themselves
> what is
> involved by removing the cover plate and working from inside the car, as
> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/wn_bodyframe.htm and clicking on 'Boot/Trunk
> Release' shows.
>
> As far as twisting the handle goes the both the body of the handle and
> the
> hole in the lid have flats to prevent it twisting any more than is
> necessary
> to allow insertion which only gives a few degrees normally, and not the
> 1/8th
> or 1/4 turn mentioned (YMMV).  Nevertheless this can be enough to drill a
> small hole immediately below the body of the handle, which will be
> covered
> when the handle is twisted the other way, and will allow a pin to be
> inserted
> to press down on the upper half of the pivoting latch.
>
> PaulH.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>   John Twist posted a video on UTube and attempts to open the boot lock
> here:
>
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUA-OlW-nK0
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