[Mgs] latch problem

[Max Heim]

After replacing my boot lid (with a used one that did not have the Fold of
Death), I also had a great deal of trouble getting it to latch.My latch loop
looks like the one on the right, more or less, with a bit of a righthand
slant to it. I tried bending the loop in several directions, flipping it
over, spacing it out from the body with washers, and possibly opening up the
screw holes for more adjustment. I stopped tinkering when it would latch
under applied pressure -- I close the lid, then lean on the lid with my hand
on the lock handle until it clicks. If I don't lean it just sits there
unlatched.

Of course, the entire panel between the taillamps on my B consists of 2
inches of body filler over what looks like corrugated metal (being that
mangled), so it is understandable that the latch may be somewhat misaligned.
YMMV.

--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 4/23/10 9:02 AM, Councill, David at dcouncill at msubillings.edu wrote:

> I have run into a bit of a mystery with the boot lid on my 64B
> restoration project - I haven't been able to get it to latch. I removed
> the locking mechanism to better see where the problem is and I can see
> that the latch doesn't reach high enough to even get to the latching
> mechanism. I removed the latch and compared it to the reddish one that
> came from the car (the newer latch came from a swap meet):
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> 
> http://www.karamursel.org/mg/latch.jpg
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> 
> My original thought was the flatter one was a BGT latch but it looks
> like Moss only lists one latch and the picture looks like the flatter,
> shorter one. So I checked my functional 72B setup and it is also using
> the flatter one. Did the early MGBs use a different latching setup? It
> looks like the flat one leaves me some 6-8 mm or so short of where it
> needs to be. Might anyone have a spare of the reddish one on the left
> they could part with?
> 
> 
> 
> The picture was part of a quick webpage I patched up on my 64B
> restoration. I still have the carbs, radiator, and the trunk left to
> work on before I hook up electricity and try to start it after its 18
> years of inactivity.
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.karamursel.org/mg/restoration2.htm
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> 
> David Councill
> 
> 64 B
> 
> 67 BGT
> 
> 72 B